[Event "Preston Guardian tourney-2 rd2 1881-2"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1881.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Shenele, Peter S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Preston Guardian 22/2/1882"]
[ECO "C46"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1881.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Preston Guardian 22/2/1882} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Qxd4 d6 7. Be2 Ne7 8. f4 N7c6 9. Qf2 Nd7 10. Be3 b6 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Bf3 Ne7 13. Bd4 O-O 14. g4 Ng6 15. Ne2 Nh4 16. g5 Nxf3 17. Qxf3 f5 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Ng3 Qe7 $2 (19... Qe8) 20. Nh5 $16 Ne5 $2 21. Rhg1 Bxe4 22. Qh3 Bf3 23. fxe5 Bxd1 24. exd6 Qf7 25. Bxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Preston Guardian tourney-2 rd2 1881-2"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1881.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shenele, Peter S"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Preston Guardian 15/3/1882"]
[ECO "C51"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1881.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Preston Guardian 15/3/1882} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 {Nottingham Express: 'An antiquated move and not now considered good'} 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. e5 dxe5 12. d5 Nce7 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Nxe5 Qf5 15. Qa4+ c6 16. dxc6 O-O-O 17. cxb7+ Kxb7 18. Nc4 Nf6 19. Be3 Nfd5 20. Nb5 Nc8 21. Rab1 Rhe8 22. Na5+ Ka8 23. Nc7+ $1 1-0

[Event "William Nash's a-p-a tourney-3 1881-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1881.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Vincent, FA."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Cincinatti Commercial Gazette"]
[ECO "C80"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1881.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Cincinatti Commercial, ca 1882-84? (exact date not shown in Cleveland scrapbook). 'One of the first games finished in Mr Nash's third correspondence tourney'. Copied from the Brighton Guardian with notes by J. Russell.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. d4 Ne6 9. Nxe5 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nc3 f6 12. Nf3 Re8 {Followed a Gilbert-Gossip game to here} 13. Ne2 Nf8 14. Qd3 Bg4 15. Nd2 Qd7 16. Ng3 Ng6 17. h3 Be6 18. f4 Nh4 19. Nde4 Kh8 20. Re2 Bxh3 21. gxh3 Qxh3 22. Nf1 f5 23. Neg3 g5 24. Bd2 Bd6 25. Rh2 Qg4 26. Kf2 gxf4 27. Ne2 f3 28. Neg3 Rg8 0-1

[Event "Preston Guardian tourney-2 rd-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1881.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Young, James (SCO 19 cent)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Preston Guardian 14/9/1881"]
[ECO "C48"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1881.12.02"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Preston Guardian 14/9/1881} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Qd4 8. Nf3 Qb4 9. d4 Ba7 10. Qd3 Bg4 11. Ne2 O-O-O 12. c3 Qf8 13. b4 Nd7 14. Bd2 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qf5+ Nd7 17. a4 g6 18. Qh3 f5 19. e5 h6 20. f4 Qg7 (20... Qf7 $142) 21. b5 Nb8 22. Rfb1 Rdf8 (22... a5 $142) 23. c4 g5 24. Qb3 b6 25. bxa6 Rhg8 26. a5 Qd7 27. Bb4 Re8 28. Bc5 gxf4 29. axb6 cxb6 30. Bxb6 Rg7 31. Nxf4 Ree7 32. Nh5 Rg6 33. Nf6 Rxf6 34. exf6 Rf7 35. Bxa7 Qxa7 36. c5 f4 37. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Brighton Guardian tourney 1882-5"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Monck, William H Stanley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Southern Weekly News 26/9/1884; CPC"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Southern Weekly News 26/9/1884 game in Mr Butler's corr tourney - correction two weeks later that Blake played White - but CPC of 1st Oct (p135-6) had already reprinted it as Monck-Blake} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ne4 9. Qd4 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Kxd2 Qd5 12. Qxd5 cxd5 13. a3 Ba5 14. b4 Bc7 15. f4 a6 16. Na4 f6 17. exf6 Bxf4+ 18. Kd1 Be5 $2 (18... gxf6) 19. fxg7 Rg8 20. Ra2 Rxg7 21. Re1 $1 Bxh2 22. Nb6 Rb8 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Bxa6 Rc3 25. Re2 Bd6 26. Kc1 Rcg3 27. c4 dxc4 28. Bxc4 Rc3+ 29. Rec2 Rgg3 30. Be2 Rxa3 31. Rxa3 Rxa3 32. Rc8+ Ke7 33. Rh8 Bf4+ 34. Kc2 Ra2+ 35. Kd1 h6 36. Rh7+ Kd6 37. Bb5 Rd2+ 38. Ke1 Rb2 39. Rxd7+ Ke5 40. Be2 Bg3+ 41. Kf1 Rxb4 42. Rd3 Rb1+ 43. Rd1 Rb3 44. Rd3 Rb1+ 45. Rd1 Rb8 46. Rd3 Rg8 47. Re3+ Kd4 48. Rxe6 Rb8 49. Bd1 h5 50. Ke2 Rf8 51. Kd2 Rf2+ 52. Re2 Rf1 53. Re8 Bf4+ 54. Ke2 Rg1 55. Kf3 Rf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CPC tourney-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Palmer, James Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "CPC 1882; Harding"]
[ECO "C52"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CPC Tourney game 7, published in instalments CPC 1882 starting p346} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Ba3 Rb8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 b5 14. e6 fxe6 15. Bxc6 dxc6 16. Ne5 Qe4 17. Qg3 g6 18. Qg5 b4 19. Qf6 $2 (19. Rad1 $1 $18 {found independently by Tarrasch and some UK corr players in the 1890s}) 19... Rf8 20. Qg7 Rb5 $1 (20... bxa3 21. Rad1 Qh4 22. Nxc6 {Dufresne (who discovered 14 e6)}) 21. Bb2 (21. Rad1 Rd5 {or ...Qh4} 22. Nxc6 {Freeborough & Ranken (not sure what year)}) 21... Rd5 22. h3 Qh4 23. Rad1 Bb6 24. Ng4 Qe7 25. Nf6+ Rxf6 26. Qxf6 Qxf6 27. Bxf6 Kf7 28. Bb2 a5 29. Rc1 c5 30. Rc4 Ba6 31. Rf4+ Rf5 32. Rxf5+ exf5 33. Rd1 Bb5 34. Rd8 c4 35. Bc1 h5 36. Kf1 c3+ 37. Ke1 Bc4 {Finished p404 (23 Aug 1882)} 0-1

[Event "CPC tourney-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Stevens, GW."]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C25"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CPC Tourney game 20, published in instalments CPC 1882 starting p557} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 b6 6. Qd2 g5 7. Nd5 Kd8 8. g3 fxg3 9. Qxg5+ Qxg5 10. Bxg5+ Be7 11. Nf3 Nxd4+ 12. Nxd4 Bxg5 13. Bg2 gxh2 14. Rxh2 Nf6 15. e5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 c6 17. Bxf7 Ba6+ 18. Kf3 Ke7 19. Rg1 h6 20. Bg6 Raf8+ *

[Event "CPC tourney-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Vincent, FA."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "CPC 1882 various dates"]
[ECO "E14"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CPC 12 July 1882 (p336) et seq. CPC Handicap Tourney games were published in instalments while in progress. This was Game 1.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. c4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Rc1 cxd4 {To here on 12 July} 11. exd4 dxc4 12. bxc4 Kh8 13. Ne2 Nb4 14. Bb1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nh5 16. a3 Na6 17. Qd3 f5 18. f4 Nc7 19. Kh1 Bd6 20. Qf3 Qh4 {19 July} 21. c5 bxc5 22. dxc5 Bxf4 23. Nxf4 Nxf4 24. Rc4 Qh3 25. Qxh3 Nxh3 26. Rh4 Ng5 27. Rg1 Rab8 28. Rb4 h6 29. h4 Na6 30. hxg5 Nxb4 {9 Aug} 31. gxh6 Rfc8 32. hxg7+ Kg8 33. axb4 Rxb4 34. Bf6 Kf7 35. Ba2 Kxf6 {Diagram [#]} 36. g8=N+ Ke5 37. Rg6 Rxc5 38. Rxe6+ Kf4 39. Kg1 Rb2 40. Ra6 Rcc2 {30 Aug} 41. Bf7 Rc7 42. Bd5 Rc1+ 43. Kg2 Rcc2 44. Bf7 Rxf2+ 45. Kg1 Rfc2 46. Ra1 a5 47. Ne7 Rg2+ {and wins (p444)} 0-1

[Event "CPC tourney-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Erskine, O."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CPC Tourney game 14, published in instalments CPC 1882 starting p468} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 a6 8. f4 d6 9. Qf2 O-O 10. Nd2 Bxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. e5 Qg6 13. a3 Bd7 14. Be2 Nf5 15. O-O Nce7 16. Rac1 c6 17. Bd3 Rae8 18. Nf3 Qh6 19. Bd2 Ng6 20. g3 f6 *

[Event "CPC tourney-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pope, SR."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CPC Tourney game 19 published in instalments CPC 1882 starting p528} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3 h6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Ne7 *

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-1 1882-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Jowett, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "English Mechanic 5 Oct 1883"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{English Mechanic xxxviii (5 Oct 1883) p.118} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. Nb5 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 Qe5 10. Nd2 Ng6 11. Nf3 Qe7 (11... Qf4 $5) 12. Nxc7 Rb8 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Be2 (14. Rd1) 14... d6 15. O-O b5 16. Rad1 Re8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 a6 $2 (18... Be6) (18... Rb7) 19. f4 Ne7 (19... Bb7 $142) 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxd6 Bb7 22. e5 f6 23. Bg4 fxe5 24. fxe5 Qxd6 25. exd6 Bc6 26. d7 Red8 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. Rf7 h6 29. Rdf1 Kh7 (29... Be4 $5) 30. Re7 Kg6 31. Bf5+ 1-0

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-1 1882-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Mainwaring, GH."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "EM; 13/4/1883; Dudley Herald 13/6/1891"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Dudley Herald 13/6/1891, but originally in English Mechanic xxxlvii (13/4/1883) p. 140 DH: 'We append a game played a year or two ago by corr... Mr Mainwaring can congratulate himself on beating one of the finest amateurs in the country, and particularly as Mr Blake is considered an authority on the Scotch Gambit.'} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 d5 8. Nb5 (8. Nxc6 Qxc6 $11) 8... Bxe3 {EM: Better than ...Kd8} 9. fxe3 O-O {All "book" so far} ({EM: Why not} 9... Qe5) 10. Nxc7 ({EM:} 10. exd5 {seems stronger; if} Ne5 11. Be2) 10... Rb8 (10... dxe4 11. Nxa8 Rd8 12. Qc2 Nd5 {Baron Lignieres-Schilipine, Shakhmatnaya Obozrenie corr 1891-2}) 11. Nxd5 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxe4 13. Bg2 Qe5 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 {EM: Black has here the better game, as though White has an extra P, it is isolated and he has no attack.} 15. Na3 (15. O-O $142) 15... Re8 ({EM: We prefer} 15... Rd8 {as} 16. Qf2 {(best)} Ne5 17. O-O Ng4 {with a fine game (this was Vincent-Askew, Albion club tourney corr 1880)}) 16. O-O-O {This move involves a trap.} Bg4 (16... Qxe3 $4 17. Qxe3 Rxe3 18. Bxc6 {winning a piece or mating}) 17. Rde1 Rbd8 18. Qf2 ({If} 18. Qc2 {Black's reply is} Nb4 {winning}) 18... Ne5 19. Bf1 Qe6 {EM: Well played; unanswerable.} 20. Nc2 (20. Kb1 Bf5+ 21. Ka1 (21. Nc2 Ng4) 21... Ng4 22. Qf4 Nxe3 23. Bc4 Nc2+ $1 24. Nxc2 Qxe1+ $1 25. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Rd1+ {mating}) 20... Qd5 $3 {Mr Mainwaring might take the R';s P here, but the course of play adopted is infintely superior.} 21. Be2 (21. Bg2 Nd3+) 21... Qd2+ 22. Kb1 Nd3 $1 (22... Nd3 {Resigns, for after} 23. Qg2 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Bxe2 {and wins easily, as White cannot capture the adverse Bishop without loss of the Queen.}) 0-1

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-1 1882-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Pierce, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "English Mechanic 6 July 1883"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{English Mechanic xxxvii (6 July 1883) p421} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 h6 $2 (7... Bxd4 {Blake-W.T. Pierce}) (7... d6) (7... d5 {see WTP's analysis in the June 1883 BCM}) 8. Nb5 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 Kd8 10. N1a3 a6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Nf5 13. Qd2 Nxd4 14. O-O-O Ne6 15. g3 Qf3 16. Bh3 Qxe4 17. Rhe1 Qc6+ 18. Kb1 b5 19. Nc2 d6 20. Nb4 Qb6 21. Nd5 Qb8 22. Rc1 Ra7 23. f4 Re8 24. f5 Ng5 {Diagram [#]} 25. Nxc7 $1 $18 Rxc7 26. Qxd6+ Bd7 27. Rxe8+ Kxe8 28. Rxc7 Qd8 29. f6 Nxh3 30. Rxd7 Qxf6 31. Qxf6 gxf6 32. Rd6 Ke7 33. Rxa6 h5 34. Rb6 f5 35. Rxb5 Ke6 36. a4 f4 37. gxf4 Nxf4 38. a5 Nd5 39. a6 Nc7 40. Rb7 1-0

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-1 1882-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Pierce, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pierce, BCM 1885 p162"]
[ECO "C33"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Or was this tourney-2? I had some reason for thinking it was tourney-1 but not sure...} e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Qh4+ 5. Kf1 g5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 Ne7 8. Nf3 Qh5 9. h4 h6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Bb3 $2 (11. Kg1) (11. Bc4) 11... b6 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. c4 Nbc6 14. Bd2 Rad8 15. Kf2 Qg6 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Bc2 Bc8 18. d5 f5 19. Ke1 fxe4 20. Qa3 Bf5 21. dxc6 exf3 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. gxf3 Nxc6 24. Bc3 Rd3 25. Qa4 Bxc3+ 26. bxc3 Qe6 27. Rd1 Rxf3 28. Qc2 Rf7 29. Rd5 Rg7 30. Rh5 Rg3 31. Kf1 Rf3+ 32. Ke1 Ne5 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Rhh8 Ng6 35. Rhe8 Qh3 36. c5 Kf6 37. c6 Re3 38. Qa4 Rxe8 39. Rxe8 Qh1+ 40. Kf2 Qd5 41. Re4 Ne5 42. Qd4 Qxd4+ 43. Nxd4 Re7 0-1

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-1 1882-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Pierce, William Timbrell"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "English Mechanic 15 June 1883"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{English Mechanic 15 June 1883} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 Bxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Bb5 Qg6 11. f3 O-O 12. O-O f6 13. Rac1 Qf7 14. Bf4 Rad8 15. Bxc7 Rd7 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bg3 Nde7 18. Bf2 a6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. b3 c5 21. d5 Nxd5 22. Bxc5 Rfd8 23. Ne4 Qg6 24. Rfe1 f5 25. Ng5 Nc7 26. Qe3 Rd2 $2 (26... Re8) 27. Bd4 1-0

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-1 1882-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Plevna"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "English Mechanic 15/12/1882"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{EM 15 Dec 1882 p348. 'Game played in English Mechanic Correspondence Tourney between "Plevna" and Mr J. H. Blake.'  TH: At first I thought that "Plevna" was Jowett because the same opening variation arose in this event in the game Jowett-Vincent. But a different game Jowett-Blake was published, and Jowett played 9 Qxc5 which EM says is inferior to Plevna's move.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qd5+ Kg7 10. Qxc5 Re8 11. O-O Rxe4 12. b4 Re5 13. Qc4 d5 14. Qb3 Bf5 15. Bb2 Re2 16. Na3 Be4 {EM has "B-Kt5" but rest of game only makes sense if this was B-K5. Moves 12-16 are not in the best style, and give White more attack than he ought to have.} 17. b5 Na5 18. Bxd4+ Kg8 19. Qc3 Qg5 20. Qh3 Re8 21. Bc3 Nc4 22. Nxc4 dxc4 23. Rfe1 Rxc2 24. Re3 Qf4 25. Rf1 Re7 26. g3 Qf7 27. Qh4 Rxc3 28. Rxc3 Bd3 29. Ra1 Re2 30. Qd4 {If White checks at Q8 and then at Q4, Black interposes Q, and after the exchange would probably win.} (30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qd4+ Qf6) 30... Qf3 31. Qxa7 {If} (31. Qf4 Rxa2 32. Rcc1 Rxa1 33. Rxa1 Qxf4 34. gxf4 c3 {and should win}) 31... Rd2 32. Qd4 Rd1+ 33. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 34. Kg2 Bf1+ {White resigns [as QxQ next.]} 0-1

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-1 1882-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Russell, John (Glasgow)"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Blake, English Mechanic xxxviii (30 Nov 1883)"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{English Mechanic xxxviii (30 Nov 1883) notes Blake} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. Bg5 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bc2 Bb6 11. d4 Bg4 12. d5 Ne7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. h3 Bd7 15. Nh4 Kh8 16. Nf5 (16. Qf3 {first is better}) 16... Rg8 17. Qf3 Ng6 18. g3 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nh4 20. Qd3 e4 21. Qxe4 Rxg3+ 22. Kh2 Rg2+ 23. Kh1 Rxf2 {If} (23... Bxf2 {White will be able to extricate himself by} 24. Nd2 Qg8 25. Rxf2 Rxf2 26. Rg1) 24. Rxf2 Bxf2 25. Qf4 Be1 26. Nd2 Qg8 27. Be4 Qg3 28. Qxg3 Bxg3 29. Rf1 {There is nothing better} Re8 30. Kg1 Kg7 31. Kh1 Kh6 {Loss of time} (31... Kf8 {at once is the correct play}) 32. Rg1 Bf4 33. Rg4 Bg5 34. Nf1 Re5 35. Ng3 Kg7 36. b3 Kf8 37. c4 b4 38. Kh2 a5 39. Kh1 h5 $1 {This combination wins. Black has had it on the board for two moves past; but it was advisable to have the queenside P's advanced as far as possible before entering on it, and there was also the possibility of White's attempting to bring his K across, in which case Black would win much more quicly even than now.} 40. Nxh5 Nxf5 41. Bxf5 Rxf5 42. Rg2 Bh4 43. Ng3 Rf3 44. Kh2 f5 45. Ne2 f4 46. Nd4 Rd3 47. Nf5 f3 48. Rg4 Rd2+ 49. Kh1 Bf6 50. h4 Rxa2 {In EM 14 Dec 1883 it said that Russell won the tournament losing only to Studd, but that is contradicted both by this game and the publication in August of the game won by Russell against Studd.  How to reconcile this contradiction? Perhaps Pierce wrote something unclearly and his printer got it wrong, or maybe Pierce just wrote from fallible memory in December, failing to check his notes.} 0-1

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-1 1882-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Studd, Alnod Ernest"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "English Mechanic 4 May 1883"]
[ECO "C51"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{English Mechanic xxxvii (4 May 1883) p.208} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. d3 h6 9. Qa2 O-O 10. h3 Ne7 11. g4 c6 12. g5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Ng6 14. h4 Bg4 15. h5 Bxf3 $2 (15... Nf4) 16. hxg6 Bxh1 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxf7+ Kh8 19. a5 Qd7 20. axb6 Qxf7 21. gxf7 d5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nd2 Kg7 24. Ke2 Rh8 25. Nb3 $18 dxe4 26. dxe4 Bxe4 27. Nc5 Bg6 28. Nxb7 Rb8 29. Nc5 Bxf7 30. Rg1+ Kh6 31. b7 f5 32. Ke3 Bc4 33. Rd1 Bd5 34. f4 exf4+ 35. Kxf4 Kg6 36. c4 Be6 37. Rd6 Kf7 38. Rxe6 Rxb7 39. Nxb7 Kxe6 40. Nc5+ 1-0

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-1 1882-3"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1882.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vincent, FA."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "English Mechanic 25 Jan 1884; Harding"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1882.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{English Mechanic xxxviii (25 Jan 1884)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Nc5 11. Rd1 Qe8 12. Nf5 f6 (12... d6 $2 13. Nxe7+) 13. Bh6 Ne6 14. Qg4 Rf7 15. Be3 (15. Rd3 Kh8) 15... Kh8 16. Nxe7 Qxe7 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Ng5 Rf6 20. Qe4 Rg6 21. h4 $40 d5 22. Qe5 h6 $2 (22... Qf6) 23. f4 $1 hxg5 24. f5 Qf6 25. Qxf6 Rxf6 26. fxe6 Bxe6 27. Bxg5 Rg6 {So ends Part 1 of this game. Forces pretty equal, after all this fighting. White at once starts a new attack out of the remains of the old, giving Black throughout the game not a moment's rest.} 28. Rd3 Bf5 $6 (28... c5) 29. Rc3 Rb8 30. Rf1 Be4 31. Rg3 Rxb2 $5 (31... Re6) 32. h5 {Diagram [#]} Re6 $2 {TH: Pierce correctly identifies Black's missed opportunity at this turning point in the game, asking 'Could not Black now have ventured...'} (32... Rxg5 $5 33. Rxg5 Rxc2) 33. Rf8+ Kh7 34. Rf7 Rxc2 $6 {TH: no comment in EM but possibly the place Black goes wrong} (34... Kg8 $145 35. Rxc7 $1 (35. Rxg7+ $2 Kxg7 36. Bc1+ Kh7 37. Bxb2 Bxc2 $15) 35... Rxa2 36. Be3 $18) (34... Rb1+ $145 35. Kh2 {and Black has problems defending g7 again}) 35. Bf4 Rxg2+ $2 {TH: Definitely hopeless but Black has problems anyway} 36. Rxg2 Bxg2 37. Kxg2 $18 c5 38. Rxc7 a6 39. Kf3 Re1 40. Rxc5 Rf1+ 41. Ke3 g5 42. hxg6+ Kxg6 43. Rxd5 Re1+ 44. Kd4 Rd1+ 45. Kc4 Rf1 46. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "WIlliam Nash's a-p-a tourney-4 8385"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1883.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Budden, F."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "CPC and Jnl viii (2 July 1884) pp15-17"]
[ECO "C22"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1883.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{CPC and Jnl viii (2 July 1884) pp15-17; Budden (Bournemouth). Notes by A. Marriott, not input. Event not stated but I think it must have been the Nash tourney in which Budden tied for first.} 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Bb4+ 5. c3 Ba5 6. Qg3 Qf6 7. f4 d6 8. Bd3 Bb6 9. Nf3 Nge7 10. Nbd2 (10. e5 {is a tempting continuation at this stage}) 10... Bd7 11. Nc4 Qg6 12. f5 Qxg3+ 13. hxg3 Na5 14. Ng5 f6 15. Nxh7 Kf7 {This attempt to win a piece exposes Black to a strong attack} 16. Nxa5 Bxa5 17. g4 $1 g5 {Diagram [#]} 18. Bxg5 $1 fxg5 19. Nxg5+ $6 {We understand that Mr Budden here had in a view a different continuation, but Mr Blake, in forwarding his 18th move, said "if 19 Kt takes P ch, then 19 K to B3" (an obviously weak reply). This indiscretion afforded Mr Budden an advantage of which he very properly availed himself. We may point out, however, that White may secure a winning position by} (19. e5) 19... Kf6 $2 (19... Kg7 $145 $11) 20. Nh7+ Ke5 21. Ke2 Rhg8 (21... Rag8 $142) 22. Kf3 Rg7 23. Rh5 Be8 24. Rh6 Ng6 25. g5 d5 26. Nf6 Bc6 27. Ng4+ Kd6 28. e5+ Kd7 29. f6 d4+ 30. Kg3 1-0

[Event "William Nash's tourney"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1883.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Shenele, Peter S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Rowland, TB; Dublin Evening Mail 23/9/1886; H"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1883.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Rowland wrote: 'The following is the last game played by the late Inspector Shenele. It was contested in Mr. Nash's Correspondence Tourney of 1884 and has not been previously published.' (Reprinted in CPC 13 Oct 1886 with same date error.) TH: As I now know from Met records that Shenele died 10 Nov 1883, this must have been begun in 1883.} 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bc5 {Less frequently played tlan 5...Nc6 which is usually considered "best".} 6. Be3 {The cause of White's early collapse. The proper line of play is here 6 Nb3,} Qb6 7. c3 Nc6 {Preferring high game to cub-hunting after pawns.} 8. Nc2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Nd2 {Probably Castling would have ensured his game for some time longer, but Black's Pawns and Knights, supported by Castling, would have prevailed in the end,} Nf4 12. Be4 f5 13. Bf3 (13. Bxc6+ Qxc6 {and White loses a Pawn and the power of Castling to say the least.}) (13. Bf3 {And Black announced mate in three moves} Nd3+ 14. Ke2 Qxf2+ 15. Kxd3 Ne5#) 0-1

[Event "England"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vincent, FA."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "BCM 1885 p83"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{White was probably FA Vincent} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 Bxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. Nc3 Be6 {To here was all theory of the day. Notes BCM 1885 pp83-84 by W.T.Pierce} 10. Bb5 Qg6 11. f3 O-O-O 12. Rc1 dxe4 $1 13. fxe4 (13. O-O $5) 13... f5 14. Bd3 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bf5 16. Bf3 Rd7 17. Na4 Rhd8 18. Nc5 Rd6 19. Qe2 Nxd4 $2 20. Bxb7+ Kb8 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 22. O-O Nd5 23. Rxf5 Rd2 24. Qxd2 Qxf5 25. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Nash's tourney-5?"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Monck, William H Stanley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Irish Sportsman 21//11/1885"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Irish Sportsman 21/11/1885 Deciding game in the Nash tourney (possibly fifth?) that ended autumn of that year. If Monck had won he would have been first; the loss left him tied third with Blake.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bg5 Bg4 9. Kh1 Be7 10. Be3 Qd7 11. Qd2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qh3 13. Be2 Bd6 14. f4 Ng4 {Zukertort, who recommends White's play up to this point, seems to have omitted this move from his analysis. It appears to give Black as good a game as his opponent.} 15. Bxg4 Qxg4 16. f3 Qf5 {By a slip of the pen Mr Monck sent 16 Q to K B 3, and had Mr Blake exacted the penalty for an impossible move he would have won the Q and game.} 17. Rg1 Ne7 18. Rg5 Qh3 19. Qf2 c6 20. Rag1 Nf5 21. Ne2 Be7 22. R5g2 Bh4 23. Qf1 Kh8 24. Bd2 Rae8 25. c3 Re6 26. Nc1 Rh6 27. Nd3 {An error which should have cost the game} Ng3+ 28. Rxg3 Qxf1 29. Rxf1 Bxg3 30. Be1 Bxe1 {There are objections to taking the KRP with either B or R.} 31. Rxe1 Re6 32. Re5 Rfe8 33. f5 R6e7 34. Kg2 f6 35. Rxe7 Rxe7 36. Kf2 Kg8 37. Nf4 Kf7 38. Ng2 b6 39. Ne3 c5 40. dxc5 bxc5 41. Nxd5 Rd7 42. c4 g6 43. fxg6+ hxg6 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Nf4+ Kf5 46. Nd3 Rd4 47. b3 Rh4 48. Nxc5 Rxh2 49. a4 Rb2 50. a5 g5 51. Kd4 Rb1 52. Ke3 Ke5 53. Nd3+ Kd6 54. b4 f5 55. b5 Ra1 56. a6 g4 57. Kf4 Rf1 58. c5+ Ke6 59. Ke3 Rxf3+ 60. Ke2 Kd5 61. b6 Rh3 {This move, we think, should win the game. (See next note)} 62. bxa7 (62. Nf4+ Kxc5 63. Nxh3 Kxb6 {64 N moves KxP with three pawns against Kt for the ending}) 62... Rh8 63. Ke3 Ra8 64. Kf4 Ke6 65. c6 Rxa7 66. Nb4 Rc7 $2 67. Nc2 Kf6 68. Ne3 Kg6 $4 {A slip which costs the game, though it was prolonged for a few moves.} (68... Rxc6 69. Nd5+ Ke6 70. a7 Rc4+ 71. Kg3 {'K moves'} Ra4 72. a8=Q Rxa8 73. Nc7+ Kd6 74. Nxa8 Kc6 $19) 69. Nd5 {and wins} 1-0

[Event "unknown event"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Smith, Arthur"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "English Mechanic 28 Nov 1884"]
[ECO "C52"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
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{English Mechanic xl (28 Nov 1884) p252, event unstated but possibly Nash tourney, notes by W. T. Pierce not input} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Ba3 O-O 12. Rad1 b5 13. Nxb5 (13. Bd3 $142 Qh5 (13... Qe6 14. Bxh7+ $145 {EM just has "BxP" but it can hardly be Bxb5 wqhich would be met by Qxb3}) 14. Ne4) 13... Rb8 14. Qe3 a6 15. Nbd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bb7 17. Nf3 Rfe8 (17... Bb6 $142) 18. Rxd7 (18. Bxe7 Bxf3) 18... Qg4 $5 (18... Qc6 $142) 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. e6+ Kf8 21. Rxe7 Rxe7 22. Qa7 Rd8 23. Qxb7 Qxe6 24. Ng5 Qf5 25. Bxe7+ Kxe7 26. Qe4+ Qxe4 27. Nxe4 Rd4 28. Nc5 Rc4 29. Nb3 Bb6 30. Rc1 $6 Rxc1+ 31. Nxc1 Kd6 32. Kf1 Kc5 33. Ke2 Kb4 34. f4 Ka3 35. g4 Kb2 36. Kd2 (36. Nd3+ $5) 36... Bg1 37. h4 c5 38. f5 c4 39. Ne2 Bf2 40. h5 Bh4 41. a4 Bg5+ 42. Kd1 Be3 0-1

[Event "unknown tourney"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Vincent, FA."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Southern Weekly News 9 Aug 1884; CPC"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Southern Weekly News 9 Aug 1884, played in a corr tourney but contributor did not inform the columnist which one. Reprinted in CPC 13/8/1884 pp76-77} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 Bxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Bb5 Qg6 11. f3 O-O-O 12. O-O a6 13. Be2 dxe4 14. fxe4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc6 16. Rac1 Nxd4 17. Qf4 (17. Qe3) 17... Nxe2+ 18. Nxe2 Rd7 19. Nc3 Rhd8 20. Rf2 Qg4 21. Qe5 (21. Nd5 $1 Qxf4 22. Nb6+ Kb8 23. Nxd7+ Rxd7 24. Rxf4) 21... f6 22. Qa5 Bc4 23. h3 Qg3 24. b3 Qe3 25. Rcc2 Rd2 26. Qf5+ Kb8 27. Qf3 Qe1+ 28. Kh2 Qxf2 29. Qxf2 Rxf2 30. Rxf2 Bg8 31. Rc2 Rd3 32. Kg1 h5 33. Na4 Rxb3 $1 34. Rd2 Rb1+ 35. Kf2 Kc8 36. Ke3 Rc1 0-1

[Event "William Nash's tourney 1884-5"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Cheshire, Horace Fabian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "The Field 9 May 1885"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{The Field, lxv (9 May 1885) p. 604. Played in the correspondence tournament organised by Mr W. Nash of St Neot's, Nov 1884-March 85. JH Blake (Southampton) v HF Cheshire (Hastings)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 {Introduced by L. Paulsen v. Englisch in the Wiesbaden tournament, 1880.} Bxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. Nc3 Be6 10. e5 (10. Bg5 {Blackburne-Chigorin, Vienna (year?)}) 10... Qg6 11. Ne2 Nf5 12. Nf4 Qg4 13. f3 Qh4+ 14. Bf2 Qe7 15. Bb5 Qd7 $2 (15... O-O 16. g4 $140 Nh4) 16. g4 Nfe7 17. Nh5 Kf8 {Apparently the best move under the circumstances} (17... O-O 18. Qg5 Ng6 19. h3 {followed by f4 as soon as possible, with a formidable attack. If}) (17... Rg8 {then} 18. Bd3 {would be embarrassing to Black}) 18. h3 h6 {To prevent the adverse queen from coming into play. It is not a very effective defence, but Black's psoition is so cramped now, that it seems almost impossible to suggest any satisfactory line of play.} (18... Ng8 {intending to dislodge the uncomfortable knight, does not seem to mend matters either.}) 19. f4 g6 20. Nf6 Qc8 21. Rg1 Ng8 22. f5 Nxf6 23. exf6 Bxf5 {The sacrifice of the piece is unsound. Three pawns are an equivalent if the position be not otherwise compromised Black might have continued with} (23... gxf5 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. Bxc6 Qe6+ (25... bxc6 $4 26. Qb4+) 26. Qe3 {or Be3} bxc6) 24. gxf5 Qxf5 25. Be3 Qxf6 26. O-O-O Kg7 27. Rdf1 Qe7 28. Bf4 Rh7 (28... f6 29. Bd3 g5 30. h4 Qb4 31. hxg5 Qxd2+ 32. Bxd2 hxg5 33. Bxg5 fxg5 34. Rxg5+ Kh6 35. Rg6+ Kh5 36. Rh1#) 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Be5+ Kg8 31. Qc2 Qe8 32. Rxf7 Qxf7 33. Rxg6+ Kf8 34. Rf6 Qxf6 35. Bxf6 Rf7 36. Qg6 Rd7 37. Qxh6+ Kf7 38. Qg7+ Ke6 39. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "William Nash's tourney 1884-5"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Pierce, William Timbrell"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "CPC 18/11/1885; Harding"]
[ECO "C61"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{CPC 15/7/1885 p67 played Oct 84-Jan 85} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O (5. d3 {is the usual and better move}) 5... Qg5 6. Bc4 b5 {TH: The CPC notes don't identify Black's early errors but 5-7 are all questionable, not to mention move 3.} 7. d3 Qc5 8. b4 $1 Qb6 {If} (8... Qxb4 $2 {White obtains a very strong attack by} 9. Ba3 {followed by} Qa5 {(No actual move specified here)} 10. Bxf7+) 9. Bxf7+ $1 {Very lively and perfectly sound} Kxf7 10. Qh5+ Ke7 (10... g6 11. Qd5+ {and Qxa8}) 11. Bg5+ Kd6 12. e5+ Ke6 13. Qe8+ Kf5 14. Qf7+ Nf6 {Best} 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bxf6 $1 Qe6 17. Qxe6+ dxe6 18. Bxh8 Bb7 19. Bxd4 Bxb4 20. Bc3 Rg8 21. f3 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 b4 23. Bb2 Bd5 24. Nd2 Be3 25. Ne4 e5 26. Rae1 Bb6 27. Ng3+ Kg6 28. Rxe5 Bxa2 29. f4 h6 30. f5+ Kf7 31. Rfe1 {TH: a horrible game by Pierce who should have resigned around move 16.} 1-0

[Event "William Nash's tourney 1884-5"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Clothier jr, J."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "CPC 17/6/1885 p24"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CPC 17/6/1885 p24 played Oct 84-Jan 85; Clothier from Street, Somerset} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 Nxe4 6. d5 Nc5 7. dxc6 Nxa4 8. O-O (8. cxd7+ $142 Bxd7 9. Nxe5 Qe7 10. Qxd7+ Qxd7 11. Nxd7 Kxd7 12. O-O $11) 8... d6 9. Ng5 $2 bxc6 (9... h6 10. Qf3 hxg5 11. cxb7 Bxb7 12. Qxb7 {and Black will have a very strong hold on White's king's flank}) 10. Qf3 f6 11. Nf7 Kxf7 12. Qb3+ d5 13. Qxa4 {All this is very misguided, as Black has been forced to advance his game, and will very soon have an overwhelming phalanx of centre pawns.} c5 14. c4 $2 d4 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Re1 Bd6 (16... g6 $5) 17. Ne4 Bxe4 (17... f5 $142) 18. Rxe4 f5 19. Re2 e4 20. g3 Be5 21. Qd1 Rb8 22. Rb1 Rb6 23. f4 d3 24. Rg2 Qd4+ 25. Kf1 Bf6 26. b3 e3 27. Qf3 e2+ 28. Ke1 Re8 29. Bd2 Qxc4 $1 $19 30. Rc1 (30. bxc4 $145 Rxb1+ 31. Bc1 (31. Kf2 Rf1#) 31... Rxc1+ 32. Kd2 Rd1#) 30... Qxc1+ 31. Bxc1 Bc3+ 32. Bd2 Bxd2+ 33. Kxd2 e1=Q+ 34. Kxd3 Re3+ (34... Re3+ 35. Qxe3 Rd6+) 0-1

[Event "William Nash's tourney 1884-5"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pierce, James"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pierce, BCM 1885 p294"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 Bxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. Nc3 Be6 {To here was all theory of the day. Notes BCM 1885 pp83-84 by W.T.Pierce} 10. Bb5 Qg6 11. f3 O-O-O 12. O-O-O $6 {Hardly sound as it costs a pawn.} (12. Rc1 {Vincent-Blake}) 12... dxe4 13. fxe4 f5 14. Bxc6 Nxc6 15. Qc2 fxe4 16. d5 $6 {The P is sacrificed for an attack which, however, is unsound.} Nb4 17. Qa4 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxa7 Qe6 (19... Qc6+ 20. Kb1 Rhe8 $19) 20. Qa8+ Kd7 21. Qxb7 {White sent a conditional here offering 23 a3 as a clerical error (he meant b3); that is why Black adopted this continuation.} Qc6+ 22. Qxc6+ Kxc6 23. a3 $6 (23. b3) 23... Bb3 24. Rd4 (24. Rd2 $142 {much better}) 24... Rxd4 25. Bxd4 Rd8 {It is necessary to attack the B, otherwise Kd2 and the game would probably be a draw.} 26. Bxg7 Rg8 27. Be5 Rxg2 28. Re1 Kd5 29. Bf4 c5 30. Re3 c4 (30... Rc2+ 31. Kb1 Rf2 32. Bg3 Rf1+ 33. Re1 Rf3) 31. Rh3 Rc2+ 32. Kb1 Re2 33. Be3 Re1+ 34. Bc1 Re2 35. a4 (35. Be3 $142 {much better.}) 35... Bxa4 36. Rxh7 e3 37. Rh3 Bc2+ 38. Ka2 Kd4 39. Rh8 Re1 40. Bxe3+ Rxe3 41. h4 Re5 42. Ka3 Rb5 43. h5 Rb3+ 44. Ka2 Rb4 45. Ra8 Ke3 46. Ka3 Rb3+ 47. Ka2 Kd2 {"and after a few more moves White resigned"} 0-1

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-2 1884-5"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Nash, William (19 cent)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Blake, English Mechanic 24 July 1885"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{English Mechanic xli (24 July 1885) p. 463} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 a6 8. Nd1 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. f4 b5 11. Nf3 f5 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. O-O O-O 14. b3 Bd7 {The correct line for Black to adopt is to try and break through on the queenside before White has had time to make his attack on the other wing} (14... c4 15. Bc2 b4 {would be good for that purpose}) 15. Ne3 Rab8 16. g4 g6 17. Bc2 {In order to block the queenside by b4, in case Black now advances his c-pawn} Nd8 18. Kh1 Kh8 19. Rg1 c4 {Too late; White does not care about that side now} 20. Rg3 Rg8 21. Rag1 Nf7 22. Qg2 Qf8 23. Qh3 Qe7 ({If} 23... Qh6 24. Ng5 {wins two pawns at least}) 24. gxf5 gxf5 (24... exf5 {would be better, but White then wins the exchange and a pawn by} 25. Nh4) 25. Ng4 Nxe5 {There is nothing to be done; if} (25... Rg6 26. Nf6 Rxf6 27. Qh4) 26. Ngxe5 Rxg3 27. Rxg3 Be8 28. Ng5 1-0

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-2 1884-5"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blythe, WH."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Blake, English Mechanic xxxix (18 Apr. 1884)"]
[ECO "A02"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{English Mechanic xxxix (9 May 1884) notes by Blake in file. Elsewhere Blythe was spelled with an e.} 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 Nh6 5. d4 Ng4 6. Bg5 f6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 $2 (8. h3 {is the correct play; even}) (8. Bf2 {is better than the move made}) 8... Bxg3+ 9. hxg3 Qd6 10. Qd3 Qxg3+ 11. Kd2 Nf2 12. Qe3+ Kf7 13. Rh6 {A trap and an unsound one} Nc6 14. Nc3 Kg7 15. Rh5 Bg4 16. Rxg5+ (16. Rh2 Rae8 17. Ne5 Qxh2 18. Qxf2 fxe5) (16. Nxg5 Qxe3+ 17. Kxe3 fxg5 $1 18. Rh2 (18. Rxg5+ Kh6) (18. Kxf2 Bxh5) 18... Rhf8 19. g3 Rae8+) 16... fxg5 17. Qxg5+ Kf7 18. e4 Raf8 19. Qd5+ Ke8 20. Ne2 Qd6 21. Ke3 Nh3 22. Nc3 Rxf3+ (22... Rxf3+ {Resigns. If} 23. gxf3 (23. Kd2 Qf4+) (23. Ke2 Ng1+) 23... Qh6+ 24. f4 Qxf4+ 25. Kd3 Nb4+) 0-1

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-2 1884-5"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bourn, Thomas"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "English Mechanic 24 Oct 1884"]
[ECO "D05"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{English Mechanic xl (24 Oct 1884) p. 189 notes by W.Pierce and Blake not input} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 b6 6. Bb2 Bb7 7. c4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 $6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Rfd1 h6 13. Nf1 (13. e4 {was played in a Zukertort-Sellman game in America and White ultimately lost.}) 13... Bd6 14. Bb1 $1 Ne4 15. N3d2 f5 $6 16. f3 Nf6 17. cxd5 $6 Nxd5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Kh1 Qg5 20. f4 Qg6 21. Nf3 Red8 (21... Bxe3 $5 22. Nxe3 Nxf4 $13) 22. a3 a5 23. Bd3 Qh5 24. Bc4 Nce7 25. Qe1 Kh7 26. Ng3 Qe8 27. Nd4 Ng6 28. Rc2 (28. Nxe6 {recommended in EM but seems unsound} Nxe3 $145) 28... Nxe3 29. Qxe3 e5 30. Re2 Nxf4 31. Qxf4 exf4 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Ngxf5 Rcd8 34. Bd3 Be4 35. Bxe4 Rxe4 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 Bxb4 38. Nxg7 $1 Bc5 39. Ngf5 Re5 40. g4 fxg3 41. Nxg3 h5 42. h4 Re3 43. Nxh5 Rh3+ 44. Kg2 Rxh4 45. Nf6+ Kg6 46. Nf3 Rb4 47. Rxd8 Rxb2+ 48. Rd2 Rxd2+ 49. Nxd2 Kxf6 50. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "English Mechanic tourney-2 1884-5"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1884.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chatto, James Thomas C"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Blake, English Mechanic 7 Aug1885"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1884.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{English Mechanic xli (7 Aug. 1885) p. 508} 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. d3 c6 5. Nf3 d6 6. h3 $2 {As he intends castling kingside, and Black has not done so, this move is weak as being likely to faciitate an attack by Black's kingside pawns.} Be6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. O-O h6 {To support the advance of [the] g-pawn whenever it may be thought desirable.} 9. Ne2 ({In another game with the same opening moves, White continued} 9. Nh2 {when Black was able to reply} g5 {preventing the advance of the f-pawn.}) 9... Nf8 10. c3 Bb6 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. Nh4 O-O-O 13. Nhf5 d5 14. Nxg7 dxe4 15. Nxe6 Nxe6 $2 {Weak. He should retak with the BP} (15... fxe6 {when it is not easy to see how White can escape losing a P.}) 16. Bxe6+ fxe6 17. Qb3 exd3 18. Qxe6+ Nd7 19. Nf5 Rdf8 20. Nd6+ Kb8 21. Ne4 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Qg6 Qd7 ({If} 23... Rxf2 {Black ultimately loses his valuable d-pawn in return for the one gained.}) 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Qd5 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. c4 Rg8 {Best, for if [28 cd line]} 28. Kf2 (28. cxd5 Rxg6 29. dxc6 Rxc6 {and Black has a winning endgame}) 28... Qxc4 29. Qd6+ Ka8 {Better tahn} (29... Kc8 {on account of the after play}) 30. g4 Qc2+ 31. Kg1 Qe2 32. Rf1 ({If} 32. Qxe5 d2 33. Qd4 {and now EM has nonsense (must be misprint) 'R-KB4 and wins'} h5 $145 {is one way to win?} (33... Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Rf8)) 32... Qxe3+ 33. Kg2 a6 34. Rf8+ Rxf8 35. Qxf8+ Ka7 36. Qf2 Qb6 {Much better than taking at once:} (36... Qxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Kb6 38. h4 Kc7 {or ...Kc5} 39. g5 hxg5 40. h5 g4 41. h6 g3+ 42. Kxg3 d2 43. h7 d1=Q 44. h8=Q {and Black has by no means an easy wn}) 37. Qxb6+ Kxb6 38. Kf2 Kc5 0-1

[Event "match"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1885.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "White, HV."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "BCM 1886 p147"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1885.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{April-December 1885} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. Nb5 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 Qe5 $2 (9... d5 {Pierce (which one?) suggestion in BCM 1883 p199}) 10. Nd2 a6 11. Nf3 Nf5 12. exf5 Qxe3+ 13. fxe3 axb5 14. Bxb5 $16 Ne7 15. g4 Nd5 16. Kf2 Re8 17. Rhe1 Nf6 18. h3 h5 19. Kg3 c6 20. Bd3 d5 21. Nd2 hxg4 22. hxg4 g6 23. e4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 25. Bxe4 gxf5 26. gxf5 Kg7 27. Kf4 Rh8 28. Kg5 f6+ 29. Kf4 Rh4+ 30. Kg3 Rh5 31. Kg4 Rh2 32. Bd3 Kf8 (32... Rxb2 33. Re7+ Kf8 34. Rae1) 33. Re2 Ra4+ 34. c4 Rh7 35. a3 b6 36. Kf4 Rh4+ 37. Kg3 Rd4 38. Re3 Ra5 39. Rf3 c5 40. Re1 Ra7 41. Re4 Rg7+ 42. Kf4 $2 Rd6 43. Rh3 Bd7 44. Be2 Rg2 45. Bf3 Rg5 (45... Rxb2 46. Rh8+ Kf7 47. Rd8) 46. Rh5 Bxf5 47. Rh8+ Kg7 48. Ree8 Rd4+ 49. Ke3 Be6 50. Be4 f5 51. Bd5 Bxd5 52. cxd5 Rg3+ 53. Kf2 Rb3 54. Rhg8+ Kh7 55. Rh8+ Kg6 56. Rhg8+ Kh6 57. Re6+ Kh7 58. Reg6 Rxb2+ 59. Kf3 (59. Ke1) 59... Rb3+ 60. Kf2 Rf4+ 61. Ke2 Re4+ 62. Kd2 Re7 63. Rg1 Rxa3 64. R8g5 Rh3 65. Rxf5 Rg7 66. Rxg7+ Kxg7 67. Re5 Rh4 68. Re7+ Kf8 69. Rb7 Rb4 70. Kc3 Ke8 71. Rc7 Kd8 72. Rc6 Kd7 73. Kd3 Rb3+ 74. Kc4 Rb1 75. Kc3 b5 76. Rxc5 Kd6 77. Rc6+ Kxd5 78. Rh6 Kc5 79. Rh8 Rc1+ 80. Kb3 Kb6 81. Rb8+ Ka6 82. Ra8+ Kb7 83. Rh8 Rb1+ 84. Kc3 Kc7 85. Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "match"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1885.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "White, HV."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "BCM 1886 p275; Harding"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1885.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{White (Portalington, IRL) v Blake (Southampton); played April-June 1885} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ (7... Nxe4 {good equalising line, viz.} 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ Kf8 $1 $11 {In his book 'Die Italienische Partie' (1985), Yakov Estrin only considered 10...d5 which is good for White, but now White cannot avoid the Q exchange, and after} 11. Qxb4+ Qe7 {the point; Black has threats down the e-file} 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. O-O (13. Na3 d6 14. O-O Re8 {transposes}) 13... Re8 14. Na3 d6 {a draw was agreed here in Wedberg-Korman, Sweden 1978 but a Coleman-Parker, Isle of Man year??, game continued to Black win} 15. Rfe1 Kd8 16. Re3 $146 Bd7 (16... Nf6 $5) 17. Rae1 Nf6 18. Nc4 b5 (18... Rxe3 19. Nxe3) 19. Ncd2 Rxe3 20. fxe3 Ke7 21. e4 Rf8 22. b4 (22. Rc1 Kd8) 22... Kd8 23. a3 h6 {All this occurred in a web server game at ww.itsyourturn.com in 2002; I won as Black in a long endgame.}) 8. Nbxd2 Nxe4 $5 {This is more speculative than 8...d5 or 7...Nxe4.} 9. Nxe4 (9. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 10. Nxe4 d5 $15 {see H&F AND ** Seaholm-Monster Mash} 11. Neg5+ Kg8 $11 {Palkövi (citing Levenfish i.e. 'Sovremenny Debyut')}) (9. d5 {Palkövi calls this "an interesting gambit variation" and Estrin said it is the strongest move.} Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Ne7 11. d6 $1 {Necessary} (11. O-O d6 12. Rfe1 O-O) 11... cxd6 12. Qxd6 (12. O-O-O $44 {Keres}) (12. O-O $5 {Estrin}) 12... O-O (12... b5 13. Bb3 O-O 14. O-O {Maybe Estrin would have recommended castling queenside here too.} a5 15. Rfe1 a4 16. Bc2 Ng6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qg3 Bb7 19. Ng5 f6 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 f5 22. Rd4 Qf6 23. Rad1 Ra6 $11 {Tzermiadianos-Kotronias, Athens 1998}) 13. Nd4 Nc6 {and now Estrin said White should castle queenside, e.g.} 14. O-O-O (14. O-O Nxd4 15. Qxd4 d5 $1 $11) 14... Nxd4 $140 15. Rxd4 {and Black's defence is not easy.}) (9. Qe2 {also see notes to Seaholm-Monster Mash}) 9... d5 10. Bxd5 (10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Na5 $5 (14... Qh4 15. Kb1 Qf4 16. d5 Ne5 17. Qxc7 Rac8 18. Qd6 Rcd8 19. Qc7 Rc8 {= says Palkövi} 20. Qd6 Rfd8 $5 (20... Rcd8 $11) 21. Qe7 Nxf3 $2 22. d6 Ne5 23. Rhe1 Rd7 {(Mednis-Fischer, USA Ch 1963-64)} 24. Nc5 $1 Rxe7 25. dxe7 Re8 26. Rd8 f6 27. Rxe8+ Kf7 28. Rd8 Kxe7 29. Rd7+ Ke8 30. Rxb7 $18 {Mednis}) 15. Qc5 b6 16. Qf5 f6 (16... Qc8 $2 17. Nf6+ $1) 17. Rhg1 Qe7 (17... Rf7 {and it is not easy for White to sharpen his threats (H&F)}) 18. Rg4 Kh8 19. Rh4 h6 20. Rg1 Rf7 21. Rg6 Raf8 22. d5 Nc4 23. f4 Nd6 24. Nxd6 Qe1+ 25. Kc2 Qxf2+ 26. Kd3 Qf3+ 27. Kd2 cxd6 28. Qh5 Qxh5 29. Rxh5 Kh7 30. Rg2 g6 {0-1 G.Schwertel-R.Diener, ICCF WT/M corr circa 1985}) (10. Bd3 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Ne7 12. O-O (12. d5 O-O 13. h3) (12. Qb3 {Collins-Hoffer, England corr 1874}) 12... c6 13. Qc2 h6 14. Rad1 Be6 15. Ne5 O-O 16. f4 f6 (16... f5 17. Bf3 Bd5 18. a3) 17. Nf3 (17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Ng6+ Nxg6 19. Bxg6) 17... Bd5 18. Nh4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rf7 (19... Qd7 20. Rde1 Nd5 $11) 20. Rfe1 Qd5 (20... Qd7 21. f5 $14) (20... Nd5 21. Ng6 $14) (20... Qb6 21. Qe6 Qxb2 22. f5 Nd5 23. Ng6) 21. f5 $1 Qxe4 (21... Qxa2 22. Ng6 Nxg6 23. fxg6 Rff8 24. d5 cxd5 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Rxd5) 22. Rxe4 Nd5 23. Ng6 Rd7 24. Rde1 Kf7 {½-½ Van Leeuwen,E-Geenen, 50 Years Echiquier Belge corr 1991}) 10... Qxd5 11. O-O (11. Nc3 Qe6+ $1 (11... Qc4 $6 {from palkovi; compare H&F ***} 12. d5 Ne7 13. Ne5 Qa6 14. Qb3 O-O 15. O-O-O $14 {Honfi-Trabert, Loosdorf 1993}) (11... Qd8 $6 12. d5 Ne7 13. Qb3 $1 $14 {Palkövi says the d5-pawn is an unacceptable threat to the black position.} O-O 14. O-O Nf5 15. Rac1 a6 16. Rfe1 Nd6 17. Ne4 Rb8 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Ne6 $1 $16 {Rossolimo-Dunkelblum, Dubrovnik 1950}) 12. Ne2 Ne7 (12... Qd6 $1 {H&F}) 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 Qd6 $11 {Palkövi}) 11... Bg4 12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Re1+ (13. Nxd5 Bxd1 14. Re1+ Kd7 $11 {Heyken & Fette citing Miliani-Rubinstein, Meran 1924; Tartakower however now gave:} 15. Raxd1 Rae8 {Palkövi cites game to here and says =} 16. Re3 f5 17. Kf1 $16 {who is right?}) 13... Kd7 14. gxf3 Qg5+ (14... Qh5) 15. Kh1 Rae8 $1 16. Rg1 $2 (16. Rxe8 Rxe8 17. d5 {Fritz 8: 1)} Nb8 ({Fritz 8: 2)} 17... Ne7 18. Qa4+ Kd8 19. d6 Nc6 20. Qb3 Qh5 21. Nb5 Re5 22. dxc7+ Kc8 23. a4 a6 24. Nd6+ Kxc7 25. Rd1 Na5 {0.19/16}) ({Fritz 8: 3)} 17... Nd8 18. Qa4+ c6 19. Rd1 Kc7 20. Qxa7 Qh5 21. Kg2 Re5 22. d6+ Kd7 23. Qb8 Rg5+ {1.03/16}) 18. Qa4+ Kd8 19. d6 Nc6 20. Qb3 Qh5 21. Nb5 Re5 22. dxc7+ Kc8 23. a4 a6 24. Nd6+ Kxc7 25. Rd1 Na5 {0.19/16}) (16. Re4) 16... Qh6 (16... Qf4 {Fritz 8: 1)} 17. Rg4 ({Fritz 8: 2)} 17. Rxg7 Kc8 18. d5 Ne5 19. d6 Qf6 20. Rg3 Qxd6 21. Qxd6 cxd6 22. f4 Nc4 23. b3 Nb6 {-0.03/16}) ({Fritz 8: 3)} 17. d5 Ne5 18. Rxg7 Kc8 19. d6 Qf6 20. Rg3 Qxd6 21. Qxd6 cxd6 22. f4 Nc4 23. b3 Nb6 {-0.03/16}) 17... Qf5 18. d5 Ne5 19. Rg3 Kc8 20. Qd4 Kb8 21. Nb5 Nc6 22. Qc4 a6 {0.09/16}) 17. d5 Ne5 18. Qa4+ Kc8 19. Qxa7 Nxf3 20. Qa8+ (20. Rg2 {Fritz 8: 1)} Re5 ({Fritz 8: 2)} 20... Qd2 21. Rxg7 Rhf8 22. Rd1 Re1+ 23. Kg2 Rxd1 24. Qa8+ Kd7 25. Qa4+ Kc8 26. Nxd1 Ne1+ 27. Kf1 {0.72/15}) ({Fritz 8: 3)} 20... Nh4 21. Qa8+ Kd7 22. Qa4+ Kd8 23. Rg4 Nf3 24. Kg2 Ne5 25. Rg3 Qa6 26. Qb4 Rhg8 {0.87/15}) 21. Qa8+ Kd7 22. Qa4+ Kd8 23. d6 {Fritz 8: 1)} cxd6 (23... Rhe8 24. dxc7+ Kxc7 25. Nb5+ Kb6 26. Qa7+ Kc6 27. Nd4+ Nxd4 28. Qxd4 {0.09/15}) ({Fritz 8: 3)} 23... Rh5 24. dxc7+ Kxc7 25. Nb5+ Kb6 26. Qa7+ Kc6 27. Nd4+ Nxd4 28. Qxd4 Rh4 29. Qc3+ Kb6 30. Rc1 Re8 {0.87/14}) 24. Qa8+ Kc7 25. Qxh8 Rh5 26. Nd5+ Kd7 27. Nb6+ Ke7 28. Nc8+ Kd7 29. Nb6+ {0.00/12}) 20... Kd7 21. Qa4+ Kd8 22. Rg2 {White rejects the draw option but this is not a losing move.} (22. Qa8+ Kd7 {draw} (22... Ke7 $6 23. Qa3+ {Fritz 8: 1)} Kd8 ({Fritz 8: 2)} 23... Kd7 24. Rg2 Qd2 25. Rxg7 Re1+ 26. Kg2 Qh6 27. Rxf7+ Ke8 28. Rxf3 Rg8+ 29. Rg3 Rxg3+ 30. fxg3 Qd2+ 31. Kf3 {0.00/14}) ({Fritz 8: 3)} 23... Kf6 24. Rg2 Qd2 25. Ne4+ Rxe4 26. Qxf3+ Qf4 27. Qb3 Rd8 28. Rg3 {0.25/14}) 24. Rg2 Qd2 25. Ne4 Rxe4 26. Qxf3 Qxd5 27. Rag1 Rd4 28. Qxd5+ Rxd5 29. Rxg7 Ke7 30. Kg2 {0.00/14})) 22... Re5 (22... Qd2) 23. Qg4 $6 (23. d6 {To play for a win, White must open lines against the black K, but Black can hold.} cxd6) 23... Qh5 24. Qf4 $2 {This is the losing move.} (24. Qa4 {would admit the error but Black plays for a win} Rhe8 25. Rf1 Nxh2) (24. h3 Qxg4 ({Fritz 8: 2)} 24... g6 25. Rd1 Nh4 26. Qxh5 Rxh5 27. Rg4 Nf5 28. Kg2 Re8 29. Ne4 Re5 30. Nf6 Rh4 31. Rxh4 {-0.03/17}) ({Fritz 8: 3)} 24... h6 25. Rd1 g6 26. Qxh5 Rxh5 27. Rg3 Rf5 28. Kg2 Nh4+ 29. Kf1 Re8 30. d6 Nf3 31. Kg2 Nh4+ {0.00/17}) 25. Rxg4 (25. hxg4 h5 $17) 25... g5 26. Rb4 Kc8 27. Kg2 Ne1+ 28. Kg3 Nd3 29. Rd4 Nf4 30. h4 h6 31. Rh1 Rhe8 {-0.16/17}) (24. Qxh5 Rxh5) 24... Rhe8 25. Nb5 g5 26. Qg3 f5 27. Rgg1 f4 28. Qg2 g4 29. Nc3 Re2 30. Nxe2 Rxe2 0-1

[Event "William Nash's tourney 1885-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1885.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Monck, William H Stanley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 18 March 1886"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1885.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Dublin Evening Mail 18 March 1886: 'Played in Mr Nash's pending corr. tourney' (the sixth? another, longer ,game between them had been published a few montsh earlier in the Irish Sportsman so the two games may have been in progress simultaneously for a time.)} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 a6 8. Nd1 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. f4 f6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 fxe5 14. fxe5 Qb4 15. Nc3 Rxf3 $5 16. gxf3 Nxd4 17. Rf1 (17. O-O-O $5) 17... Nxe5 18. O-O-O Ndxf3 $2 19. Qe3 $1 Qg4 20. Be4 $1 Qg5 21. Nxd5 $1 Nf7 $2 22. Rxf3 exd5 23. Bxd5 Qxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Bf5 25. Re7 Rc8+ 26. Kd2 Bg6 27. Rf1 Rd8 28. Kc3 Kf8 29. Rexf7+ Bxf7 30. Rxf7+ Ke8 31. Rf5 Rc8+ 32. Kd3 Rc7 33. Bb3 g6 34. Rf6 Rd7+ 35. Ke3 Rc7 36. Ke4 a5 37. Ke5 Rc5+ 38. Bd5 a4 39. Rb6 Rc2 40. Rxb7 Rxh2 41. Kd6 Kf8 42. Rf7+ Ke8 43. Rg7 Rf2 44. Rg8+ Rf8 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. b4 axb3 47. axb3 1-0

[Event "William Nash's tourney 1885-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1885.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Vincent, FA."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "The Field 26/12/1885"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1885.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The Field 26 Dec 1885. 'The following interesting game, from a theoretical point of view, was played in the corr. tourney organised by Mr W. Nash...'} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 Bxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. Nc3 Be6 10. e5 (10. Bb5 {played in an earlier Blake-Vincent game, won by Black}) 10... Qg6 11. Ne2 {A very excellent move, which we believe to be Mr Blake's invention. It certainly gives White the advantage if the defence continue as in the text.} Nf5 (11... f6 {would be better (says long text note), although White can reply} 12. Nf4 {followed by Nxe6}) 12. Nf4 Qg4 (12... Qh6 13. Nxd5 $140 (13. Nxe6 Qxe6 {with a defensible game}) 13... Nxe3 14. Nxe3 O-O-O {wins the pawn back}) 13. f3 Qh4+ 14. Bf2 Qe7 15. Bb5 O-O {Suggested in The Field 9 May 1885} 16. Rc1 {Not 16 g4 Nh4 as Hoffer had indicated} Nd8 17. Bd3 {Threatening 18 Bxf5 Bxf5 19 Nxd5} c6 18. Nh5 Kh8 {Black has apparently no satisfactory defence.} 19. O-O Nh4 {Intending to retreat ...Ng6} 20. f4 Bf5 (20... Bg4 21. Nf6 $18) 21. Bxf5 Nxf5 22. g4 Nh4 23. Rc3 Rg8 24. f5 c5 25. Rh3 Nxf5 26. gxf5 cxd4 27. Re1 Nc6 28. Kh1 Nxe5 29. Bxd4 f6 30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. Nf4 g5 32. Ng6+ {Mr Blake conducted the game with quite first class skill.} 1-0

[Event "William Nash's tourney 1885-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1885.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mainwaring, GH."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "CPC 24/6/1885"]
[ECO "C51"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1885.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CPC 24/6/1885 pp. 32-3} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d3 d6 8. Qb3 O-O 9. O-O Ne7 10. Bg5 Ng6 11. d4 h6 12. Be3 exd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxe4 15. Re1 Nf6 16. Nd2 d5 17. Bd3 Nf4 18. Bc2 Be6 19. N2f3 Qd6 20. Qb1 Rae8 21. Qc1 Bc8 22. Qd2 Ne4 23. Qe3 f5 24. Nd2 Rf6 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Ne2 Ref8 27. Nxf4 Rxf4 28. Re2 c6 29. Rb1 Qg6 30. Kh1 Bg4 31. Rd2 Rf3 32. Qd4 Rh3 33. Qe5 Rf5 34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. Bd1 Bf3 36. gxf3 exf3 37. Bxf3 Rfxf3 38. Rg1 Qh5 39. Rg2 Rxc3 40. Rxg7+ Kxg7 41. Qc7+ Qf7 42. Qe5+ Qf6 43. Qc7+ Kg6 44. f4 Qe6 0-1

[Event "William Nash's tourney 1885-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1885.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Woollett, Marcus S"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "English Mechanic xliii p245"]
[ECO "C51"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1885.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{English Mechanic xliii (14 May 1886) p245; Dublin Evening Mail 20 May.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 Ne7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nbd2 c5 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Ng6 15. Qd2 Rb8 $6 16. Bc3 Bc7 17. a4 a6 18. a5 Bd7 19. Rab1 Qe8 20. Rfe1 f6 21. e5 fxe5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Qd8 24. Bc3 Qh4 25. Bd3 Bd8 {Best} 26. Re4 Qh5 27. f3 Bg5 28. Qf2 Qf7 {Meaning to win the exchange by ...Bf5} 29. Qg3 Bf6 $6 30. Rf4 Qe7 31. Re1 Qd8 32. Rh4 g5 {If} (32... Bxc3 {Mail said this was actually played and White announced mate... White checkmates in ten moves [TH: actually 9]} 33. Bxh7+ $145 Kh8 34. Bf5+ Kg8 35. Rh8+ Kxh8 36. Qh3+ Kg8 (36... Qh4 37. Qxh4+ Kg8 38. Bh7+) 37. Qh7+ Kf7 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Bh7+ Kh8 40. Bg6+ Kg8 41. Qh7#) (32... Re8 {would have prolonged the game}) (32... Bxh4 $145 $4 33. Qxg7#) 33. Bxh7+ Kg7 {It did not matter what he played} 34. Qxg5+ {and mates next move} 1-0

[Event "William Nash's tourney-5 PROBABLY"]
[Site "corr UK"]
[Date "1885.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cheshire, Horace Fabian"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "PRIMARY SOURCE REQUIRED **"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1885.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{NOT seen in The Field; try English mechanic} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. f4 d5 8. e5 Qh6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. Nb5 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 O-O 12. Nxc7 Rac8 13. Nb5 Nf5 14. Qd2 a6 15. N5a3 Ng3 16. hxg3 Qxh1 17. Qxd5 Bg4 18. Nd2 Qg1 19. Nc2 Rfd8 20. Qe4 Rxd2 21. Kxd2 Qf2+ 22. Kd3 Rd8+ 0-1

[Event "William Nash's tourney-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1886.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Mills, Daniel Yarnton"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Bohemian 29/1/1887"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1886.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The Bohemian i (29 Jan 1887) p61} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O d5 (8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nxe4 10. Qd4) 9. e5 Nd7 10. f4 O-O 11. Bd2 f6 12. exf6 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Qxf6 14. Qe1 Bd6 15. Qg3 Rb8 16. Rae1 Nc5 (16... Rxb2 17. Nxd5 (17. Ne4 $145 $1) 17... exd5 (17... Qg6 $145) 18. Bc3 Bxf4 $4 19. Bxf6) 17. b4 Nb7 18. a3 Bd7 19. Bd3 Rbe8 20. Qh3 g6 21. b5 $1 {TH: Actually this loses the advantage and Rybka-3 suggests Ba6 when White stands better.} Nc5 22. bxc6 Bxc6 23. Bb5 Rc8 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Nb5 Bb8 26. Be3 $6 (26. Bc3 $145) (26. Bb4 $145) 26... Ne4 27. Nd4 Ra6 28. Bg1 Qe7 29. Qg4 Rf6 30. f5 $5 {Going for active play but probably too sharp, as Black could have replied 30...Qf8.} h5 $5 31. Qe2 exf5 32. Qb5 Qd6 33. c4 {Diagram [#]} dxc4 $2 {White's aggression almost pays off now} (33... Qd8) (33... Bc7) (33... Kh7) 34. Qxc4+ (34. Rxe4 $5 fxe4 35. Rxf6 Qxf6 36. Qxb8+) 34... Kh7 35. Nf3 (35. Rb1) 35... Rxa3 36. Rb1 Rc3 (36... Bc7) 37. Ng5+ Kg7 (37... Kh6) 38. Rb7+ $2 {Now the game subsides into a draw.} (38. Qd4 Rd3 39. Rb7+ Kh6 40. Nxe4 Rxd4 41. Nxd6 Rdxd6 42. Rxb8) 38... Bc7 39. Qd4 Rc2 40. Nxe4 fxe4 41. Rxf6 Qxf6 42. Qd7+ Qf7 43. Bd4+ Kf8 44. Rb8+ Bxb8 45. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "William Nash's tourney-6?"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1886.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Nash, William (19 cent)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Skipworth, Stamford Mercury 26/4/1889"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1886.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Skipworth, Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury 26/4/1889 "A lively game played in Mr. Nash's correspondence tourney in 1886, between Mr. Blake and Mr. Nash. The game is a good example of Mr. Blake's forcible and incisive style of play. Mr. Blake, we believe, can quite hold his own oveer the board against any of our strongest amateurs."} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 6. Bd3 d5 7. c4 Bg4 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Re1 Nxf2 $6 (9... Nf6 {Zukertort-Rose nthal, match 1880. "The sacrifice of a piece for three pawns might possibly answer in a game played across the board, but was hardly strong enough for correspondence."}) 10. Kxf2 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxd4+ 12. Kg3 {The best square for the moment.} Be7 13. Be4 Qd6 (13... f5 {"looks" strong but can be fully met by} 14. Qxf5 Rf8 15. Qh5+ {and 16 Qe2. But}) (13... O-O {is better, for if White played} 14. Qd3 {the move} f5 {is extremely forcible.}) 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Kf2 f5 {Having risked so much, we should have been disposed here to castle queen's rook} (15... O-O-O {in order to make the most of the attack with the kingside pawns. If} 16. Qe2 Qd4+ 17. Be3 Qd3 {etc.}) 16. Kg1 O-O 17. Nc3 e4 {A little too early; at present, the pawns exercise more influence standing abreast.} 18. Qe2 Qe6 19. Bf4 Rf7 (19... Bd6 {might be played, as White would hardly care to undouble his opponent's pawns by exchanging.}) 20. Rac1 g5 21. Bd2 Rd8 22. Rc2 Rd3 $2 {This was probably in anticipation of White playing 23 g2-g4 when Black would check with the bishop and then play ...Rf3 or ...Rh3. But it has thedisadvantag e of providing a simpler combination, under stress of which Black's compensation for his piece vanishes.} 23. Qxd3 exd3 24. Rxe6 dxc2 25. Rxc6 Rf6 26. Nd5 $1 Rf7 27. Nxc7 1-0

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Archdall, T Hewan"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "ISDN 12 Nov 1887"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{ISDN 12 Nov 1887: Archdall-Blake in Fraser corr tourney} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Bxe3 10. fxe3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Qe2 Kh8 13. Ne4 f5 14. Neg5 h6 15. h4 g6 16. g3 (16. h5 $1) 16... Kg7 17. O-O-O Nf6 18. d4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Qe7 21. Qd2 $2 hxg5 22. hxg5 Nh5 23. e4 fxe4 24. Rd5 c5 25. Qe2 Bb7 26. Rxh5 gxh5 27. Qxh5 Rf1+ 0-1

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ayre, FF."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "ILN 27/7/1889"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{ILN xcv (27/7/1889) p. 122} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 {Introduced by Steinitz in match v Zukertort} O-O 8. d4 Nf5 9. c3 Nxe5 10. dxe5 d5 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Nf3 Qd7 13. b3 Rad8 14. Bb2 c5 15. Qc2 b5 $2 16. Rad1 Qb7 17. Bd3 g6 18. Qe2 b4 19. c4 d4 20. Be4 Qc7 21. Bc1 Ng7 22. Bf4 Nh5 23. Bh6 Rfe8 24. Qc2 Ng7 25. Qd2 f6 26. exf6 Bxf6 27. Bg5 Qf7 28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. Qg5 Qxg5 30. Nxg5 {The play during the past fifteen moves has on both sides been remarkably fine: the position now appears by its nature to be a draw.} Bf7 31. Bd3 Rc8 32. Rxe8+ Bxe8 33. Re1 Bc6 34. Kf1 h6 35. Nh3 Re8 36. Rxe8+ Bxe8 37. Nf4 g5 38. Ne2 Nh5 39. g3 Kf7 40. Nc1 Ke6 41. f3 Bc6 42. Kf2 Kd6 43. Bg6 Nf6 44. Nd3 a5 45. g4 a4 46. Kg3 a3 47. Ne1 (47. f4 $142) 47... Nd7 48. Bb1 Ne5 49. Kf2 Be8 50. Ke2 Bf7 51. Kd2 {Diagram [#]} Nxc4+ $1 52. bxc4 Bxc4 53. Kc1 Bd5 54. h3 c4 55. Bc2 Kc5 56. Bb1 b3 57. Bf5 Kb4 58. Be4 Bxe4 59. fxe4 d3 0-1

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barry, George Frith"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "BCM 1891 p212 Blake; Dub.Evening Mail"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 {Evening Mail: This - the Mortimer defence - has been very seldom adopted by any of the leading players, yet we believe that Steinitz approves of the defence.} 5. Bc4 {Evening Mail: This move was made under the impression that ...c6 ought to be the reply but query is it so.} c6 ({Blake:} 5... d6 {should be played here or next move; "it is in fact the key to the correct conduct of the Mortimer Defence".}) 6. Nc3 Ng6 7. O-O (7. h4 $142 h5 8. Ng5) 7... Be7 8. d4 exd4 $2 (8... d6 {would have been a better move (both Mail and Blake)}) 9. Qxd4 O-O (9... d6 $142) 10. e5 Ne8 11. Be3 {Mail: We believe this is a better move than 1l Ne4 as played by Mr Burn.} d5 12. exd6 Nxd6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Bf4 Nxf4 15. Qxf4 Nb5 16. Qxc7 Nxc7 17. Ne5 Bf6 18. Nd7 Re8 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rd6 Kg7 21. f4 Re7 22. f5 Bd7 23. Rf4 Rg8 24. Ne4 Ne8 25. Rd4 Bc8 26. Rg4+ Kf8 27. Rxg8+ Kxg8 28. g4 Rd7 29. Rxd7 Bxd7 30. Kf2 b6 31. b4 Bc8 32. Ke3 Kf8 33. Kd4 Ke7 34. c3 Nc7 35. a4 Ne8 36. a5 Nc7 37. axb6 axb6 38. Bb3 Nb5+ 39. Kd3 h5 40. h3 hxg4 41. hxg4 Bd7 42. Ke3 Be8 43. c4 Nd6 44. c5 Nxe4 45. Kxe4 bxc5 {Mail: It seems that the second player might have drawn the game by 45...b5.} (45... b5 {is the simplest way to draw. (Blake). Mail: Mr Barry's idea is that by playing} 46. Bd1 {and then 47 Be2, he might still have won by in some positions) sacrificing the bishop at b5 or (in other positions by playing g4-g5. It is a remarkable endgame and well worth studying.'}) 46. bxc5 Kf8 {Mail: Black's 46th and 47th moves are not the best.} 47. Bc4 Bd7 $2 (47... Kg7) 48. Kd4 {Mail: White has hit the blot and the K advances to victory.} Ke7 49. Kc3 Be8 50. Kb4 Kd7 51. Ka5 Kc7 52. Ka6 Bd7 53. Bxf7 Bc8+ 54. Ka7 Bd7 55. Be6 Be8 56. Ka6 Kd8 57. Kb6 {This game appeared in the Dublin Evening Mail and the Irish Sportsman of 16 Feb 1889. In BCM it was annotated by Blake, presumably as a tribute to Barry who had just died and whose obit by WHS Monck was in the same issue of the magazine.} 1-0

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Chambers, John Dibbin W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Fraser #87"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Be3 Bd7 8. Ba4 h6 9. Nbd2 g5 $6 10. g4 Ne7 11. Nf1 Bxa4 12. Qxa4+ Qd7 13. Qb3 b6 (13... c6 $142) 14. Ng3 Ng6 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. d4 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. dxe5 Nxe3 20. fxe3 O-O-O 21. Ke2 Re8 22. h4 gxh4 23. Raf1 Be7 24. e6 fxe6 25. Ng7 Reg8 26. Nxe6 Kd7 27. Ned4 a6 28. Nf5 Bg5 29. Rd1+ Kc8 30. Kf2 Re8 31. Rhe1 Re4 32. Rd4 Rhe8 33. Kg2 Rxd4 34. cxd4 Re4 35. Nh2 Kd7 36. Kf3 Re6 37. e4 Rc6 38. Ne3 Rf6+ 39. Nf5 Rc6 40. Rf1 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Cheshire, Horace Fabian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Blake, Dublin Evening Mail 23/2/1888"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 23/2/1888. Played in the Fraser international correspondence tourney.JH Blake (Southampton) v HF Cheshire (Hastings)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 $5 {Mortimer Defence; amazingly White cannot safely grab the e-pawn!} 5. Nc3 Ng6 6. O-O c6 7. Bc4 (7. Ba4) 7... Be7 8. Bb3 (8. d4) 8... d6 9. d4 $6 {An inattentive move, which would have been better last time; and better still after 7 Ba4.} Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. Bxd4 Nh4 12. Kh1 Qd7 13. Rg1 Nh5 14. Bc4 Nf4 15. Be2 Nxe2 16. Qxe2 O-O 17. Nd1 {Best, equalising the game, but the only move to do so. The attack was fierce while it... [rest illegible in scrapbook, look on microfilm ****]} c5 18. Bc3 f5 19. Qc4+ Kh8 {Note illegible in scrapbook; check Mail microfilm ****} 20. Nxh4 b5 21. Qd5 Bxh4 22. f3 Bh5 23. g4 {Again inattentive} (23. exf5 {was the only correct course, and if} b4 {White replies} 24. Be1) 23... Bf7 24. Qxf5 Qe7 25. Be1 Bg5 26. h4 Bxh4 27. Bxh4 (27. Nc3 {was best; Black retains the advantage by replying} Bf6 {but his pull would not be so great as in the actual game; up to the 28th move, however, neither party foresaw the effect of} 28. Bg3 {threatening to sacrifice the B.}) 27... Qxh4+ 28. Kg2 Bg6 29. Qd5 Rae8 30. Nf2 Rxf3 31. Kxf3 Rf8+ 32. Qf5 Bxf5 33. exf5 g6 34. Rh1 Qf6 35. Rag1 Qxb2 36. Re1 Qg7 37. Nh3 gxf5 38. g5 Qc3+ 39. Re3 {Note to moves 37-39 reads: A numbner of these moves were suggested by Black on one card, as, "if" otherwise, White would probably have adopted another line,m since ...c4 would smash up White's combination.} Qxc2 40. Nf4 Kg8 41. Re7 Qc3+ 42. Kf2 Qb2+ 43. Kf3 Qa3+ 44. Kf2 Qxa2+ 45. Kf3 Qb3+ 46. Kf2 Qc2+ 47. Kf3 b4 48. Rh6 (48. Rhxh7 Rf7 49. Rhxf7 Qb3+ 50. Kg2 Qxf7 $19) 48... b3 49. g6 Qc3+ 50. Ke2 Qe5+ 51. Rxe5 dxe5 52. Ne6 Rb8 (52... Re8 {appears to be the best and only move for Black to win.}) 53. Rxh7 a5 54. Rg7+ Kh8 55. Rh7+ Kg8 56. Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Fraser, George Brunton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Blake, Harding"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{First annotated by Blake in BCM April 1889 pp154-5 Blake wrote in W. H. Watts (ed), 'Chess Pie' (official souvenir of the London International Congress 1922; BCF, London, pp48-9): "As regards my best game, it would puzzle me to choose between about a dozen, so I am enclosing the game which embodies my most original piece of research in the openings. It killed one defence to the Lopez, viz. Mortimer's."} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 {Mortimer's defence, no longer played. It depends upon the trap (5 Ne5 line) TH: Introduced by James Mortimer at the London 1883 tournament; this was fashionable for a short time.} 5. Nc3 $1 (5. Nxe5 $2 c6 6. Ba4 {or Bc4} Qa5+ {winning a piece}) (5. Bc4 c6 6. Nc3 {transposes}) (5. Ba4 {or}) (5. O-O c6 6. Ba4 {is also good, e.g. Yudasin-Bisguier, New York State ch 2002}) 5... c6 6. Bc4 Ng6 {Black can evade the impending combination by 6...d6 but has then so cramped a game that he will be likely to regret not having adopted a more orthodox defence.} (6... d6 {leaves Black cramped says Blake} 7. Ng5 (7. h4 $1 {Blake}) 7... d5 8. exd5 {Berger-P.Gaspary, LMI-2 corr 1889} h6 $1 {Blake; more than a century later, the ingenious Tony Miles attempted to resurrect the Mortimer Defence with}) (6... Qa5 {and after} 7. O-O h6 8. d4 d6 9. d5 $2 {9 Be3 or 9 Re1 was correct} b5 {Black was already winning material (S.Vysochin-Miles, Cappelle la Grande 1997).}) (6... d5 {would lose a pawn- Steinitz, ICM vol.I p211}) 7. h4 $1 {Blake's original notes make ref to Gunsberg-Schallopp, London 1886. Later notes: The combination was discovered independently, but without this move, by Herr Berger a few months later [in a slightly different position v Gaspary - TH], but it is not sound played in that way. '"The combination was discovered independently, but without this move, by Herr Berger a few months later, but it is not sound played in that way." Blake's point was proved many years later:'} (7. Ng5 $6 d5 8. exd5 {(Berger-Gaspary)} h6 {see note below} 9. Nge4 Nxd5 10. Qf3 Be6 11. Be3 Be7 12. O-O-O Qd7 {Black had sufficient chances and drew in P.Ostojic-B.Kurajica, Yugoslav ch 1968}) 7... h5 8. Ng5 (8. d4 $145 Bb4 9. dxe5 Nxe4 10. Qd4 $16 {Steinitz, 'Modern Chess Instructor', 1889}) 8... d5 9. exd5 cxd5 {If the two h-pawns had not been moved, Black could defeat the combination by playing ..h6 at this point.} 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qf3 Be6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bb5+ Ke7 14. Bg5+ Nf6 15. Qxb7+ Kd6 16. Bd2 e4 17. Bb4+ Ke5 18. Bc3+ Kf4 19. Qf7 Ne7 20. Qxe6 {White announced mate in five here.} Nf5 21. Qe5+ Kg4 22. d4 Nxh4 23. Rxh4+ Kxh4 24. Qg3# {Curiously, or perhaps understandably (!), Fraser chose to omit this game from his book of 200 chess games played in tournaments that he organised. It was found in a much later BCM with Blake's notes.} 1-0

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "ISDN 24 Sept 1887"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 Bxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. Nc3 Be6 10. e5 Qg6 11. Ne2 f6 12. Nf4 Qf7 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. f4 O-O 15. Be2 fxe5 16. fxe5 Rf7 17. Bf2 Raf8 18. O-O Nf5 19. Rac1 h6 20. Rc3 g5 21. Bh5 Rg7 22. Rf3 g4 23. Rf4 Nce7 24. Bh4 Ng6 25. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Lennox, George W"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "ILN 3 Nov 1888"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
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{ILN xciii (3 Nov 1888) p.531, notes Fraser} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 a6 8. f4 d6 9. Qf2 Bd7 10. Nc2 O-O-O {Preferable to usual move} (10... Bxe3) 11. Be2 h5 12. Nd2 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 g5 14. f5 Ne5 15. O-O-O Ba4 16. Rde1 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Ne4 $2 (18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Ne4 Qh6 20. Nc5 $16) 18... Qc6 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 $19 20. Qe3 $2 (20. Qa7 $142 Qxe4 21. Qa8+ Kd7 22. Bb5+ Bxb5 23. Qxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxe4 Nd3+ 25. Kd2 Nf2 26. Rd4+ Kc8 27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $19) 20... Qxa2 21. Nd6+ Rxd6 22. Qe4 Qa1+ 23. Qb1 Qxb1+ 0-1

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Pilkington, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Blake, BCM Nov 1888 p458"]
[ECO "C30"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{"Contested recently in the International Correspondence Tourney between players of England, Ireland and Scotland." This must be the event organised by Fraser of which the result was given BCM Nov 1889 p421. Blake: Southampton and his opponent from London. Pilkington played in the Vizayanagaram tournament, London 1883 but seems to have been rather weak?} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 c6 $6 5. Bc4 (5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Nxe5) 5... Nh6 {An inexplicable choice...would seem not improbably a slip of the pen} 6. d3 O-O 7. fxe5 dxe5 8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. Nxe5 Qd4 10. Ng4 Kh8 11. Rf1 Nd7 12. Qf3 {Over-confident. 12 Qe2 was correct} f5 $1 13. exf5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 15. Qe4 Qxh2 16. O-O-O Qg3 17. Rf3 Qg5+ 18. Kb1 Qf6 19. Rdf1 Bd7 20. Qg4 Qe5 21. Ne4 Rae8 22. Qh5 Rf6 {Pilkington had to adjourn the game here through illness and played feebly afterwards} 23. c3 Rff8 24. Qxh6 Bxf5 25. g4 1-0

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bremner, John C"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "ISDN 6 Oct 1888"]
[ECO "C33"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{ISDN 6 Oct 1888 from Fraser international} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nc3 Qh4+ 4. Ke2 d5 5. Nxd5 Bg4+ 6. Nf3 Na6 7. Qe1 Qh6 (7... Qxe1+ 8. Kxe1 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nb4 10. Nxc7+ Kd8 11. Nxa8 {with advantage thinks Mr Blake}) 8. Kd1 O-O-O 9. Bxa6 bxa6 (9... Qxa6 $142) 10. d3 Bd6 11. Qf2 ({Why not} 11. Qa5) 11... Kb7 12. Bd2 c6 13. Nc3 Ne7 14. Kc1 Rhe8 15. Na4 f6 16. Nc5+ Ka8 17. b4 (17. Nxa6 Qh5 {with an attack says Blake}) 17... Bc8 18. Re1 g5 19. h3 Bc7 20. c3 Ng6 21. d4 a5 22. a3 Qg7 23. Qf1 h5 24. Kc2 Bb6 25. Rab1 (25. b5 $142) 25... axb4 26. axb4 g4 27. Ng1 Bxc5 28. bxc5 Rxe4 $1 29. Rxe4 Bf5 30. Rbe1 Re8 31. Qd3 (31. Kd3 Qh7 $19) 31... Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Ne7 $1 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. Kb2 Qg6 35. Bxf4 Bxe4 36. Qd2 Bd5 37. Qe2 Qe4 38. Qxg4 (38. Qxe4 Bxe4 39. g3 {would have facilitated a draw}) 38... Qe1 39. Nh3 Kb7 40. Bc1 a5 41. Qf4 Qd1 (41... Qe2+ $142 42. Qd2 Qb5+ 43. Ka1 Qa4+ 44. Kb1 Be4+ 45. Kb2 Nd5 46. Nf2 Ne3 {and wins}) 42. c4 Bxc4 43. Qd2 Qb3+ 44. Ka1 Qa4+ 45. Kb1 Nd5 46. Qb2+ Ka6 47. Qa3 Qd1 48. Qb2 Nb4 ({Here he could have won, thus:} 48... Bd3+ 49. Ka1 Qa4+ 50. Qa3 Qxd4+ 51. Bb2 {what now, nothing else printed}) 49. Nf2 Bd3+ 50. Nxd3 Qxd3+ 51. Ka1 Qxd4 52. Qxd4 Nc2+ 53. Ka2 Nxd4 54. Bb2 Ne6 55. Bxf6 Kb5 56. g4 Kxc5 57. g5 Nf4 58. Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gerahty, EF."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Duffy, ILN 29/10/1887"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{ILN 29/10/1887, which misoprinted the lsoer's name as "Gerahtz"; surprisingly this game is not included in Fraser's book.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 {Loss of time. Why not} (7. Bc2 {at once, instead of two moves later.}) 7... d6 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bc2 Bb6 10. Nbd2 {At this stage, the game is about equal; but White should now have Castled or played} (10. d4) 10... O-O 11. Nf1 d5 12. d4 (12. Ng3 {threatening Nh5 is far stronger}) 12... h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. Nxe5 ({The reply to} 14. exd5 {would have been} exd4 {and White gains nothing.} (14... Bxd5 $145 {is stronger}) 15. dxe6 $145 Rxe6+ 16. Kd2 g5) 14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe4 {Neat and decisive.} 16. Qh5 (16. Bxe4 Qxh4 {wins a piece}) (16. Bxd8 Bxf2+ {&c.}) 16... Qd7 17. h3 Bf5 18. Ne3 Bg6 19. e6 Qxe6 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Nxd5 Nf6+ 0-1

[Event "UK international tourney 1887-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Monck, William H Stanley"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 13/12/1888"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 13/12/1888, notes by Monck} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 $6 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Ne7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. d4 Ng6 11. Qd2 Kh8 12. Qh6 Nf4 13. Nh4 Rg8 14. Rfd1 Qe7 (14... Rg5 $142 {White could not then have avoided some loss.}) 15. Rd2 Rg5 16. Be2 Bd7 17. Bf3 Rag8 18. g3 f5 19. Kh1 fxe4 {I believe this sacrifice is sound.At all events, it required much care in answering.} 20. gxf4 exf4 21. Re2 f5 22. Bh5 {A blunder which costs the game, but there was no way of escaping without some loss.} Qg7 23. Qxg7+ R8xg7 24. Bf3 exf3 25. Rd2 Rh5 26. Nxf3 Rh3 27. Ng1 Rxc3 28. f3 Ba4 29. Rc1 Kg8 30. Rf2 Bc6 31. Rcf1 Bd5 32. Nh3 Bxa2 33. Nxf4 Bc4 34. Rb1 c6 35. Nh5 Rf7 36. Nf4 a5 37. Re1 a4 38. d5 a3 39. Ne6 Bxd5 40. Rg2+ Kh8 41. Nf4 Rf8 42. Nxd5 cxd5 43. Rd2 Rfc8 44. Ra1 b5 45. Rxd5 b4 46. Kg2 Rxc2+ 47. Kg3 a2 48. Rxd6 b3 49. Rdd1 Ra8 50. Kf4 b2 51. Rxa2 Rxa2 0-1

[Event "unknown event"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1887.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Braund, Frederick Norman"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "The Field 9 July 1887"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1887.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{The Field 9 July 1887 'played by corr. recentlly'} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. Nb5 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 d5 {Suggested by Pierce (which one?) in BCM 1883 p199} 10. Nd2 {It would appear that White could have captured the BP with the knight} (10. Nxc7 {If not, then clearly 8 Nb5 must be a wasted move and involve serious loss of time.}) 10... Bd7 11. O-O-O Rfc8 12. h4 {White could have obtained a perfectly even position here with} (12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Ne4 Qe5 {or ...Qf5} 14. Qg5 {&c.}) 12... a6 13. Na3 {Compulsory. If} (13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 (14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. cxd4 dxe4 {leaving White with an isolated QP.}) 14... c5 {with advantage, and if [14 Qxd4 line]}) 13... d4 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Nf3 c5 16. Kb1 (16. Nc4 $142) 16... Bg4 17. Rd3 (17. Be2 {would have been somewhat better, but White's position is inferior.}) 17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 Ng6 19. Qg5 Qxg5 20. hxg5 Ne5 21. Re3 Nexf3 22. Bg2 Nxg5 23. Nc4 Rc7 24. Nb6 Re8 25. f4 Nge6 26. Nd5 Rcc8 27. Rg3 Kh8 28. f5 Nf8 29. f6 g6 30. Ne7 Rcd8 31. e5 Rd7 32. Be4 b5 33. Rg4 Rdxe7 {The sacrifice of the exchange relieves his position; besides, three pawns and a knight for a rook is more than an equivalent.} 34. fxe7 Rxe7 35. Bd5 Nd7 {Both for the defence and attacking purposes,} (35... Kg7 {should have been played.}) 36. b4 Nxe5 37. Rgh4 h5 (37... f5 {was preferable.}) 38. bxc5 Nf5 {Giving away the advantage which he still maintained} 39. Rxh5+ gxh5 40. Rxh5+ Kg7 41. Rxf5 Nd3 42. c6 Kg6 43. Rf3 Ne5 44. Ra3 Ra7 45. Rxa6 {The masterly manner in which Mr Braund played the last twenty moves transformed one of the most stale positions into one of the highest interest.} Rc7 46. Rb6 Kf6 47. Rxb5 Ke7 {The game was abandoned as drawn.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "corr ca. 1888-9"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Brown & Brown"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Dudley Herald 25/4/1891"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dudley Herald 25/4/1891; notes G. Bellingham (his first column). 'The following game was played by corr. two or three years [ago]...'. There were at least two players consulting against Blake: 'BLACK: Messrs Brown, Dudley' There were many misprints in the score but the following seems a correct reconstruction.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 a6 {Loss of time} (7... Bxd4 {is the correct move, then follows} 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nc3 Bf5 {even game}) 8. f4 d6 9. Qf2 Bd7 10. Nc2 {Paper had N-B3 but then 11 Kt xB wouldn't be possible and Black's 14th would be a blunder...} Bxe3 11. Nxe3 h5 12. Nd2 O-O-O 13. Bd3 Rde8 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. Be2 Bc6 16. Rhf1 Nd7 17. Nec4 Kb8 18. g3 Nc8 19. Na5 Ba4 20. Rde1 b6 21. Nab3 Bxb3 22. Nxb3 Rxe4 23. Bxa6 d5 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. Re1 Re8 26. Qd2 Qc6 27. Nd4 Qd6 28. Qc2 Nc5 29. Bb5 Nd3+ 30. Bxd3 exd3 31. Qd2 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qd5 33. Kd2 Nd6 34. Kxd3 Qxa2 {A highly ingenious move, which wins a pawn.} 35. Qe2 g6 36. h3 Qb1+ 37. Ke3 Qxb2 $1 38. Qxb2 Nc4+ 39. Ke4 Nxb2 40. Ke5 Nc4+ 41. Kf6 Nd6 42. Nc6+ Kc8 43. Ne5 c5 44. c4 Kd8 45. g4 hxg4 46. hxg4 Ke8 47. g5 Ne4+ 48. Kg7 Nd6 49. Kf6 {'As will be seen White can force the draw. Messrs Brown deserve great credit for their successful defence against one of the finest amateurs in England.'} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Billups, R."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 8/8/1889; Harding"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail, 22/8/1889} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Bg5 $2 Be6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. O-O Ne7 12. Be3 Ng6 13. Qe2 h6 14. Bc2 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Qd7 16. h3 Rad8 17. Nh2 (17. Rad1 $142) 17... c5 18. d4 cxd4 19. exd4 exd4 20. cxd4 Rc8 (20... Bf5 21. Qd3 {(Mail) but Black can take on e4, so better Qf3 (TH)}) 21. Bd3 Qa7 22. Qe3 Ne5 23. Rfd1 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Bc4 25. Qe3 Bd5 26. Nhf3 Nxe4 27. Qa3 Re6 28. Nf1 Qb7 29. Re1 Qb6 30. Ne3 Bb7 31. Rad1 Rce8 32. Qd3 $2 Ng3 33. Nd2 Nh5 34. Ndf1 Nf4 35. Qd2 Rg6 36. Kh2 Nxg2 37. Nxg2 Rxg2+ 38. Qxg2 Rxe1 39. Qd2 Rxd1 (39... Qc6 {but variation Rowland gave was flawed:} 40. Rxe1 Qh1+ 41. Kg3 Qg1+ 42. Kh4 g5+ (42... Bf3 $145 $3 $19) 43. Kh5 $18 Kg7 44. d5) 40. Qxd1 Qc6 41. d5 Qxd5 42. Qxd5 Bxd5 43. a3 f5 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Cheshire, Horace Fabian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Blake, BCM Dec 1889 p398-9"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
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{Played in the first 'Dublin Mail' correspondence tourney. JH Blake (Southampton) v HF Cheshire (Hastings); they had played before. DEM 3 Oct 1889 and detailed notes by Blake in BCM 1889 pp398-9} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 $5 {Mortimer Defence; amazingly White cannot safely grab the e-pawn!} 5. Nc3 (5. Bc4 {see Steinitz' s Instructor} d6 6. Ng5 $140 d5 {Blake}) (5. Nxe5 $6 c6 6. Nxf7 {relatively best} (6. Ba4 {loses B to fork} Qa5+) (6. Bc4 {loses N to fork} Qa5+)) 5... c6 $2 {Blake says the Handbuch wrongly gave this as best: 'The Kt should go to Kt3 at once, leaving the B severely alone.'} (5... Ng6 $145 {Blake-Cheshire in Fraser international, 1887}) 6. Bc4 (6. Ba4 {is a little stronger - Blanchard's 'Master-Play, Second Series' pp24-5}) 6... Ng6 7. h4 Bd6 (7... h5 {see game 699 in BCM April 1889 (Blake-Fraser from international corr tourney)}) 8. h5 Nf8 9. Qe2 (9. g4 $5 Nxg4 $140 10. Nh4 Nf6 11. Nf5 {and Nxg7+}) 9... Ne6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nd1 (11. Bg5 $142 h6 $140 12. Bd2 {and Black must repeat} Ng8 {to prevent the entry of the white N at g6}) 11... Be7 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. c4 d6 (13... d5 {looks inviting but is not good, thus:-} 14. cxd5 exd5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxe5 {with the better game (Blake, in Blanchard book)}) 14. Bc3 c5 $2 15. Ne3 Nd7 16. Ng4 {Blanchard: Further checking the advance of the QP} O-O $6 {JHB: Imprudent, besides being inconsistent with the planned manoeuvre of the N. TH: Fritz8 doesn't agree!} ({Fritz 8: 1)} 16... a6 17. h6 g6 18. Bd2 O-O 19. O-O b6 {-0.09/18}) ({Fritz 8: 2)} 16... O-O 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. Nh4 Bd8 19. h6 g6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Qg4 Qf7 22. Nf3 Bd7 23. O-O {-0.06/18}) ({Fritz 8: 3)} 16... Qd8 17. h6 g6 18. O-O O-O 19. b4 cxb4 20. Bxb4 b6 21. Bd2 Bb7 22. a4 Rb8 {0.00/18}) 17. g3 Nb8 {Blanchard: He must lose a move with this in order to free the QB and QR.} 18. Nh4 Nc6 19. f4 $1 Nd4 {Blanchard: Very injudicious, as his Bishops have practically no range, while the white Knights are strongly posted. If} (19... exf4 {White recovers by} 20. Ng6 {which Black cannot take, on account of} hxg6 $140 21. hxg6 Bg5 22. Qh2 Bh6 23. Qxh6 gxh6 24. Nxh6# {(Blake)}) 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Ng6 Rf7 22. O-O {Blanchard: Best; the K is safest on this side, and does not hinder the attack.} Bd7 23. Rf2 $1 e5 $2 {The beginning of a rapid collapse, just where the real struggle should be commencing} (23... Re8 {was best}) 24. fxe5 hxg6 $2 (24... Rxf2 $2 25. Nxe7+ Kf7 26. Qxf2+ Kxe7 27. Rf1 $1) (24... Be6 25. Nf4 Qd7) 25. hxg6 Rxf2 26. Qxf2 $1 Bxg4 {This must lose} (26... Be8 {in order to capture the KtP, is necessary (Blanchard)} 27. Qf5 {Blake}) 27. Qf7+ Kh8 28. Kf2 (28. Kg2 $2 Bh3+ 29. Kxh3 Rf8) 28... Qd7 (28... Qd8 $142) 29. Rh1+ Bh3 {White announced mate in 9 moves} 30. e6 (30. e6 Qxe6 31. Qxe6 Rf8+ 32. Ke2 Bg5 33. Rxh3+ Bh6 34. Rxh6+ gxh6 35. Qe7 Rf2+ 36. Kxf2 Kg8 37. Qf7+ Kh8 38. Qh7#) 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Elson, Franklin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 12 Dec 1889"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 12 Dec 1889} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O Bc5 (10... Be7 {Golmayo-Mackenzie; the course adopted here seems over bold.}) 11. Qe2+ Ne4 12. Nc3 f5 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Qh5+ Qf7 15. Qe5+ Kd7 16. c4 Rae8 $1 17. Qg5 (17. Qxd5+ Qxd5 18. cxd5 Re5 19. Rd1 Rf8 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rff5 {Black probably draws at least}) 17... h6 18. Qg4+ Kc6 19. cxd5+ Qxd5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Re7 22. Rfd1 Qe5 23. Rac1+ Kb7 24. Rd4 Rf8 25. Qd1 Rf6 26. Rd5 Qe6 27. Qb3+ Kc8 28. Rcd1 Rf8 29. R1d4 Qf6 30. h3 Re6 $1 {An excellent resource, which has the merit of appearing to be of a totally defensive character} 31. Rb5 $2 {TH: Fritz8 thinks White can do more than draw now. DEM: Overlooking the adversary's intention. Probably the best chance is} (31. Qb5 {after which White still has good winning chances.} Qf2+ $145 32. Kh2 Qxe3 {good for a draw according to Junior7 and Fritz8}) (31. Kh2 $145 $5) 31... Qf1+ 32. Kh2 Qxg2+ $1 {Very neat indeed} 33. Kxg2 Rg6+ 34. Kh2 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Gunston, William Hewison"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Irish Sportsman 2 Nov 1889"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Irish Sportsman 2 Nov 1889 p598 from Dublin Evening Mail corr tourney; notes from the Mail} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 {Recommended by Steinitz as preferable to 3 Nxe5.} Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Be6 {The authority just quoted gives} (7... c6 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Be6 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qh6 Nd7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bxg6 {etc.}) 8. Qc2 Bxe5 $2 {(The ? is in the Sportsman)} 9. dxe5 f5 10. Rd1 c6 11. Be3 Nd7 12. f3 f4 13. Bd4 (13. fxe4 fxe3 14. exd5 {would let in the black R at f2} Rf2) 13... Ng5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nc3 Kh8 16. Re1 Bg8 17. Qf2 Ne6 18. Rad1 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Nb6 20. Nb5 Nc8 21. Rc1 a6 22. Nc7 Rb8 23. b4 Ne7 24. b5 axb5 25. Nxb5 (25. Bxb5 {was good enough, for if Black had to imprison the N he would simply lose a P, e.g.} Rc8 26. Qb6 Nc6 27. Qxb7 Rxc7 28. Qb6 {recovering the piece. White, however, took with the N for the sake of his 30th move.}) 25... Nc6 26. Qc3 Qb6+ 27. Kf1 d4 28. Qc5 {These three moves are the best. The loss of the P is only temporary.} Qxc5 29. Rxc5 Bxa2 30. Nd6 Nb4 31. Be4 b5 $1 32. Ke2 $1 Rb6 {This seems the only move consistent with the sequel. IS has misprint "Kt to Kt3"; with comment 'Mr Gunston subsequently condemned this move as the losing one, and stated} (32... Na6 {to be the correct play.'}) 33. Rec1 Be6 34. Rxb5 Rxb5 35. Nxb5 Rd8 36. Nc7 Na2 37. Rc6 $1 Bg8 {If} (37... Nc3+ {White would not take the Kt but wold play} 38. Kd3) 38. e6 d3+ 39. Kd2 Nb4 40. e7 Nxc6 41. Bxc6 Rc8 42. e8=Q Rxe8 43. Nxe8 g5 44. Nf6 Bf7 45. Kxd3 Kg7 46. Ne8+ Kf8 47. Nd6 Be6 48. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Johnson, Richard Wright"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Evening Mail 6/3/1890"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
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{Evening Mail 6 March 1890} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Be3 Qxe4 6. Nb5 Bb4+ 7. Nd2 Ba5 {Here Black errs in the best of analytical company or no less an authority than Mr Steinitz gravely puts forward this move of 7 B to R4 as upsetting th conclusion of "some authorities" that 7 Kt to Q2 for White is any better than 7 P to B3.} 8. Nxc7+ Kd8 9. Nxa8 Nf6 10. c3 Qe5 11. Nc4 Qe6 12. Qa4 b6 13. b4 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Keir, Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 20/2/1890"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 20/2/1890} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Nf1 O-O 8. h3 Na5 9. Bxd7 Qxd7 10. Ng3 Nc6 11. Nf5 d5 12. Bg5 dxe4 13. dxe4 Rad8 14. O-O Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Rfe8 $2 (15... Rxd1 $14) 16. Nxe5 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Nxe5 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Rd8+ Re8 20. Bxf6 Rxd8 21. Bxd8 c6 22. Bg5 f6 23. Be3 Nc4 24. Bc1 Ne5 25. b3 Kf7 26. Kf1 Ke6 27. Ke2 Nd7 28. Be3 a6 29. f4 f5 30. e5 $2 c5 31. Kd2 Kd5 32. g4 g6 33. c4+ $2 (33. a4) 33... Kc6 34. Kc3 Nf8 35. b4 (35. Kb2 {idea K-a3-a4 offered slight chances yet}) 35... cxb4+ 36. Kxb4 Ne6 37. Kc3 Kd7 38. c5 Kc6 39. Kc4 Kd7 40. a4 Kc6 41. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Monck, William H Stanley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 17/7/1890"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 17/7/1890} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Bd2 Bf6 9. Qd3 Ne7 10. O-O-O Qd7 11. Nd5 O-O-O 12. Nxf6 gxf6 13. Bc3 Qe6 14. Nd4 Qg4 15. f3 Qg5+ 16. Qd2 Rhg8 17. g4 Qh4 18. Qf4 $6 Qg5 19. Qxg5 fxg5 20. h4 h6 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. Rh7 Be8 23. Rdh1 d5 24. e5 c5 25. Nb3 d4 26. Be1 Ng6 27. Bg3 Nf8 28. R7h6 Ng6 29. Nd2 Bc6 30. Rh7 Bd5 31. R1h2 Nf8 32. R7h6 Ng6 33. R2h5 Rh8 34. Rxh8 Rxh8 35. Kd1 (35. Rxg5 $2 Rh1+) 35... Kd7 36. Ke2 Rxh5 37. gxh5 Nf8 38. Kd3 Be6 39. Ne4 Bf5 40. Kc4 b6 41. c3 dxc3 42. bxc3 g4 {A trap} 43. Kb5 (43. Nf6+ $2 Kc6 44. fxg4 Bc2 {threat ...b5#}) 43... gxf3 44. Nf6+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Wisbey, JC."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 27/2/1890; Harding"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 27/2/1890} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. f4 Bxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Qg6 11. Bd3 Bf5 12. Bxf5 Nxf5 13. O-O Nb4 14. Na3 a5 15. Rf3 Rae8 (15... Ra6) 16. Bf2 Re6 17. Rc1 Rb6 18. Rxc7 Nxa2 19. Rc5 Rc6 20. Qxa5 Rfc8 21. h3 h5 22. Qd2 b6 23. Rxc6 ({TH: White did well to avoid} 23. Rxd5 Rc1+ 24. Kh2 {although Rowland thought it was playable, giving the variation} h4 (24... Rf1 $145 {is stronger}) 25. Rb5 Ng3 26. Bxg3 hxg3+ 27. Rxg3 Rh1+ 28. Kxh1 Qxg3 29. Nc2) 23... Rxc6 24. b4 Nc1 25. Kf1 h4 26. Kg1 Ng3 27. Bxg3 hxg3 28. f5 Qh5 29. Nc2 Qh4 30. f6 Qh6 31. Qxh6 gxh6 32. Ne3 Ne2+ 33. Kf1 Nxd4 34. Rxg3+ Kf8 35. Nxd5 Rc1+ 36. Kf2 Rc2+ 37. Ke1 Re2+ 38. Kd1 Rxe5 39. Nxb6 Rb5 40. Nd7+ Ke8 41. Nc5 Kf8 42. Ra3 Kg8 43. Kd2 Nc6 44. Kc3 Nxb4 $2 45. Kc4 Rb6 46. Rg3+ Kh8 47. Nd7 Rd6 48. Ne5 Rxf6 49. Kxb4 Rf5 50. Nd7 Kh7 51. Kc4 Rg5 52. Rxg5 hxg5 53. Kd5 Kg6 54. g4 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gamman, JB."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 10 Apr. 1890"]
[ECO "C21"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 10 Apr. 1890} 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 10. e5 $2 Re8 11. f4 Nxe5 $1 12. O-O Nc6 13. a4 $2 Bf5 14. c4 $2 Bd3 15. Qxd5+ Qxd5 16. cxd5 Bxf1 17. dxc6 Re1 18. Nd2 Ba6+ 19. Kf2 Rae8 20. Nb3 d3 21. Bd2 Rxa1 22. Nxa1 Re2+ 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Harvey, ENR"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 3 Oct 1889"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 3 Oct 1889, between two Southampton players} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 $6 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. c3 (7. Nc3 $142) 7... d6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. b4 Bb6 11. a4 a6 12. a5 Ba7 13. c4 O-O 14. h3 d5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nc3 (16. exd5 e4 17. Ra2 exf3 $17) 16... Bc6 17. Qb3 Rfd8 18. Ne2 $2 Bb5 19. Rd1 Qd6 20. Nc1 c5 21. bxc5 Bxc5 22. O-O Rac8 23. Qb2 f6 24. Qa2+ Kh7 25. Nb3 Bb4 26. Ne1 Rc3 27. Nc1 $2 {This gives up the wrong pawn.} Ra3 28. Qe2 Bxa5 29. g4 $2 Ba4 30. Ng2 Bxd1 31. Rxd1 Bb6 32. Kh1 Rc3 33. Ne1 Qc5 34. Na2 Rb3 35. Kg2 (35. Rd2 $142) 35... Qxf2+ 36. Qxf2 Bxf2 37. Kxf2 Rb2+ 38. Kf3 {Mail says K moves but not to which square (probably a conditional)} Rxa2 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nicholls, William"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 3 Apr. 1890"]
[ECO "C47"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 3 Apr. 1890} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qd4 Qe7 8. f3 c5 9. Qf2 O-O 10. Bd2 d5 11. O-O-O dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. fxe4 Qxe4 14. c3 $2 {Actually given by Steinitz in the 'Modern Chess Instructor' without any further continuation!} Bf5 $19 15. Bg5 Qb1+ 16. Kd2 Rad8+ 17. Bxd8 Rxd8+ 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Woollett, Marcus S"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 21/8/1890"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[GameId "360429564567"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 21/8/1890} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. c3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d5 $6 Nce7 8. Bd3 f5 9. Nh4 f4 10. g3 $2 Bf6 11. Ng2 g5 12. Be2 Ng6 13. c4 Qc8 14. Nc3 N8e7 $6 15. Bh5 Bh3 16. Re1 Ng8 17. f3 Bd8 18. b4 Nf6 19. Bxg6+ hxg6 20. g4 c6 21. c5 dxc5 22. dxc6 cxb4 23. cxb7 Bb6+ 24. Kh1 Qxb7 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. exd5 Bxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Qh7 0-1

[Event "England"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Stevenson, Alfred Leonard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Blake, BCM Oct 1889"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{BCM Oct 1889 pp368-9 "Played recently by correspondence between J.H.Blake (Southampton) and A.L.Stevenson (Wokingham)". Notes by Blake summarised here... Gaige's Personalia gives Blake's dates as 3 feb 1859-11 Dec 1951 and Stevenson 1853-7 May 1911.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Bg5 Nf6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. Rhe1 Nd7 {Hitherto the second match game between Morphy and Harrwitz - usually adopted by the text books as the standardof this variation - has been followed. Harrwitz here played} (10... h6 {(which would be contrary to the principles of later masters) and 11...Ne8}) 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qd2 Rfe8 13. Nd4 Ne5 (13... Nc5 $142) 14. f4 Ng6 15. Nf5 Qd7 16. g4 b5 17. g5 Nf8 {to avoid ...f6 against Qd4} (17... Bxe4 18. Nh6+ gxh6 19. Nxe4) 18. h4 (18. Qd4 Ne6) 18... b4 19. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Rab8 21. h5 Rb5 (21... Rb6 {(Stevenson)} 22. g6 $1 hxg6 23. hxg6 Nxg6 24. Qd4 f6 25. Rg1 Kf7 (25... Qf7 26. Rxg6 Qxg6 27. Rg1 Qh7 28. Qxf6 $18) 26. Qc4+ Re6 27. Rxg6 $18) 22. Qd2 $1 $16 Qc8 23. h6 Ne6 (23... g6 24. Ne3) 24. hxg7 Nxg7 (24... Qa6 25. Qh2 {threat Qxh7+ forcing mate}) 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Qd4+ Kg8 27. Rh1 Qg4 28. e5 (28. Rxh7 Qxf4+ 29. Kb1 Rbe5) 28... Rb6 (28... Qf5 29. g6) 29. Qe4 Kf8 30. Rdg1 Qe6 31. Rxh7 d5 $2 32. f5 $1 1-0

[Event "unknown event"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Braund, Frederick Norman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "ILN 19/10/1889; Harding"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
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{ILN xcv (19/10/1889) p. 506 event unstated. These two played a later game in the LMI-2. Braund sent in many games (OTB v anonymous opponents) to ILN. At one time I thought his game was possibly played in the LMI-2 international as I had read two Englishmen were in it, but after seing LMI it appears that the tournament had not begun at the date ILN published this, and anyway Lambert was the second Englishman. According to Fred van Vliet (personal information Oct 06) Braund died in 1935; more information about him is needed. Were there two Braunds?} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 a6 8. Nd1 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. f4 cxd4 $6 11. cxd4 Qb4 $6 12. Nf3 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 b5 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. Ne3 g6 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. g4 f5 $2 (17... h5 18. h3 $140 Ne7 {Paper has actually has impossible "Kt to Q 2nd"}) 18. gxf5 gxf5 19. Bxf5 $1 {Turning Black's 17th move to profitable account. Two pawns and R are exchanged for two minor pieces, but the Pawns left are strong enough to win.} exf5 20. Nxf5 Na5 {We see nothing better. White must now win something.} 21. Nd6+ Ke7 22. Nxc8+ Rxc8 23. b3 Rf8 24. Ke3 Bc6 25. Rhg1 $18 Nb8 $6 26. Rg7+ Rf7 27. Rcg1 Bd7 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Ng5+ Kg6 30. Ne4+ Kf7 31. Nd6+ Kf8 32. f5 Nac6 33. f6 {and wins} 1-0

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Basarov"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Le Monde Illustré 22/10/1892"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
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{Le Monde Illustré, lxxi (22 Oct 1892) p272: game to get and input some time, was draw} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 cxb2 6. Bxb2 d6 7. O-O Nh6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. Nd5 Kh8 11. Qd2 f6 12. Nh4 Ne5 13. Bb3 c6 14. Ne3 Qe8 15. f4 Nef7 16. Rae1 Bd8 17. Nc4 $2 {Missing win by} (17. Nef5 Bc7 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Ba3 Rg8 21. Ne7 Rf8 22. Neg6+ hxg6 23. Nxg6+) 17... Be6 18. Nxd6 Nxd6 19. Qxd6 Bxb3 20. axb3 Bb6+ 21. Kh1 Rd8 22. Qb4 $2 (22. Qa3) 22... Qh5 23. Nf3 Ba5 24. Qxb7 Bxe1 25. Rxe1 Rb8 26. Qxc6 Rxb3 27. Qc2 Rb7 28. Bd4 (28. e5 $142) 28... Ng8 29. e5 Qf7 30. exf6 Nxf6 31. Ng5 Qd7 32. Rd1 Rc8 33. Qe2 Rbc7 34. Kh2 Qe7 35. Qd3 Rd7 $2 (35... Rc1 36. Bxf6 gxf6 $19) 36. Qf5 Rdc7 37. Be5 h6 38. Bxc7 Rxc7 39. Ne6 Rd7 40. Rc1 Qe8 41. Rc5 Kg8 42. Re5 Re7 43. Re3 Qd7 44. Qe5 Qd5 45. f5 Qxe5+ 46. Rxe5 Nd7 47. Ra5 Nb6 48. Nd4 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Berger, Johann Nepomuk"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Harding"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
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{The famous endgame theorist Prof. Berger won this tournament +51 =3 -0; Blake was second with +45 -2 =7. There were 28 competitors!  Blake's longevity as a chess player is woirth comment. In 1922 at Weston-super-Mare he won a tournament (at the age of 63) ahead of Maroczy, Yates, Sir George Thomas and Kostic.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {This modest-looking opening system was topical at the time, and soon afterwards it was employed by Steinitz in two world championship matches (v Chigorin 1892 and Lasker 1894). Then after being virtually ignored for most of the 20th century, it is actually hot theory again in the 21st as White looks for a better way than the 4 0-0 Nxe4 line.  Theory books are still trying to catch up. GM Glenn Flear's book 'Offbeat Spanish' only discusses 4 d3 briefly and doesn't really come to grips wuth the intricacies of the variation. Even sadder is the one paragraph comment in 'Modern Chess Openings' (14th ed., 2000): "In the nineteenth century 4 d3 and 4 Nc3 were commonly seen. Of course such moves are alright, but they set no problems, e.g. 4 d3 d6 5 c3 Be7 or 5...g6!=". What a staggering over-simplification!} (4. O-O Nxe4 {is the main line of the Berlin Defence, which at one time was rarely seen, but since Kramnik showed in his 2000 match with Kasparov that the endgame arising from *** is so solid, there has been a revival of interest. White has replied with 4 d3 surprisingly often in recent years, cutting out that variation and avoiding long prepared lines.}) 4... d6 (4... Ne7 $6 {(Introduced by James Mortimer at the London 1883 tournament; this was fashionable for a short time.} 5. Nc3 $1 (5. Nxe5 $4 c6 {and if the B retreats then ...Qa5+ wins a piece}) (5. Bc4 c6 6. Nc3 {transposes}) (5. Ba4 {or}) (5. O-O c6 6. Ba4 {is also good, e.g. Yudasin-Bisguier, New York State ch 2002}) 5... c6 6. Bc4 Ng6 (6... d6 {leaves Black cramped says Blake} 7. Ng5 (7. h4 $1 {Blake}) 7... d5 8. exd5 {Berger-P.Gaspary, LMI-2 corr 1889} h6 $1 {Blake; more than a century later, the ingenious Tony Miles attempted to resurrect the Mortimer Defence with}) (6... Qa5 {and after} 7. O-O h6 8. d4 d6 9. d5 $2 {9 Be3 or 9 Re1 was correct} b5 {Black was already winning material (S.Vysochin-Miles, Cappelle la Grande 1997).}) 7. h4 $1 {"The combination was discovered independently, but without this move, by Herr Berger a few months later, but it is not sound played in that way." Blake's point was proved many years later:} (7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5 h6 $1 9. Nge4 Nxd5 10. Qf3 Be6 11. Be3 Be7 12. O-O-O Qd7 {Black had sufficient chances and drew in P.Ostojic-B.Kurajica, Yugoslav ch 1968}) 7... h5 8. Ng5 (8. d4 Bb4 9. dxe5 Nxe4 10. Qd4 $16 {Steinitz, 'Modern Chess Instructor', 1889}) 8... d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qf3 Be6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bb5+ Ke7 14. Bg5+ Nf6 15. Qxb7+ Kd6 16. Bd2 e4 17. Bb4+ Ke5 18. Bc3+ Kf4 19. Qf7 Ne7 20. Qxe6 {White announced mate in five here.} Nf5 21. Qe5+ Kg4 22. d4 Nxh4 23. Rxh4+ Kxh4 24. Qg3# {Blake-G.B.Fraser, corr 1887-88}) (4... Bc5 {is the wrong diagonal for the B; White can reply} 5. Be3 {offering an exchange to open the f-file; 5 c3 is also possibly good.}) 5. c3 {Diagram [#] White plays the opening rather slowly but makes it hard for Black to get the kind of game he would like.} (5. O-O {will transpose if Black fianchettoes but} Be7 {is sometimes seen, e.g.} 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 (7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. Ba4 Re8 $11 {Vasiukov-Book, Reykjavik 1966}) 7... Bd7 (7... h6 8. h3 Nh7 9. d4 {Movsesian-Votava, Zlin 1997}) 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. Nf1 Bf8 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Be7 12. a4 {Ivanchuk-E.Alekseev, EU-ch Istanbul 2003. In the hands of a great positional player like GM Ivanchuk, this can be a deceptively dangerous system. Black has more active chances when the B goes to g7.}) (5. c4 {is probably not good after} g6 (5... Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nc3 Nc5 9. Be3 Ne6 $11 {Hort-Donner, Amsterdam 1979}) 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Bxc6 (9. Nde2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 $11 {Holmov-Niktin, USSR ch 1969}) 9... bxc6 10. O-O O-O 11. f3 (11. Bg5 $6 h6 12. Bh4 Qb8 $1 {Wolff-Kaidanov, USA ch 1993}) 11... Re8 12. Qd3 Qb8 $132 {or} (12... Qe7 {Kaidanov, 'ECO'})) (5. Bxc6+ $6 {was played in Anderssen-Steinitz, 13th match game 1866, but 5 c3 came to be preferred.}) 5... Bd7 {This unpin was introduced by Berthold Englisch against B.Fleissig (Vienna 1882) but the fianchetto follow-up was possibly first played by Johannes Metger at the 5th German Congress, Frankfurt 1887, and copied by Berger himself a few rounds later. So Blake was possibly expecting his opponent to adopt this defence. Although often played to relieve the pin, this move is not strictly necessary yet and Black can play, perhaps more precisely,} (5... g6 {(attributed to Louis Paulsen) can often transpose but its playability depends on the reply 6 d4 which is ignored by modern theory.} 6. O-O (6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. Nf1 O-O 8. Ba4 {See Kasparov volume 1 p84 ***} (8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Ne7 10. Ne3 c6 11. Ba4 Nh5 $11 {Weinstein-Burger, USA ch 1963-64}) (8. Ne3 d5 $1 {(? Handbuch; ! Kasparov) forcing} (8... Ne7 9. Ba4 d5 {Steinitz-Rosenthal, London 1883}) 9. Qc2 {in 2nd match game Steinitz-Chigorin, 1892 where Black played 9...a6 and drew. Handbuch gives 9...d4 leading to a slight edge for White in Liverpool-British Chess Club, corr 1893.}) 8... Nd7 (8... d5 $11 {says 'NCO'} 9. Qe2 (9. Bxc6 $6 bxc6 10. Nxe5 Qe8 11. f4 dxe4 $17) 9... Qd6 10. Bc2 b6 11. Ng3 Ba6 12. O-O dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Bb7 $11 {Steinitz-Chigorin, 14th match 1892.}) 9. Ne3 Nc5 (9... Nb6 $11 {'ECO' citing Keres & F.Olafsson, instead of 9...Nc5 as Chigorin played. However this possibility is not mentioned by Kasparov, annotating Steinitz-Chigorin in the first volume of his 'Great Predecessors' series.}) (9... f5 {was suggested and the time, but Neishtadt has indicated} 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Nd5) 10. Bc2 Ne6 (10... f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. d4 $1) 11. h4 $1 {with an initiative on the kingside (Steinitz-Chigorin, 4th match game 1892)}) (6. h3 Bg7 7. Be3 Bd7 8. Ba4 h6 9. Nbd2 g5 $6 10. g4 Ne7 11. Nf1 {led to a good position for White but an eventual draw in Blake-J.D.Chambers from the Fraser tournament.}) (6. d4 {Despite the loss of tempo, this move (advocated by Rosenthal) led to wins for White in the 16th and 18th games of the Steinitz-Zukertort world championship match 1886. It hasn't often been repeated as Black seems to obtain equality after} Bd7 7. Nbd2 (7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. Qe2 Bg7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nh5 12. Na3 Qh4 13. g3 Qh3 14. f3 Rfd8 $11 {Maroczy-Euwe, Bad Aussee 1921; White won but this was very early in Euwe's career.}) (7. Bg5 Bg7 8. d5 Ne7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. c4 Qg4 12. Qa4+ Kf8 13. Nbd2 Qxg2 14. Rg1 Qh3 15. O-O-O Kg7 16. Rg3 Qc8 17. Nf1 Rd8 18. Ne3 $44 {Mark Tseitlin-Mik.Tseitlin, Cheliabinsk 1975}) 7... Bg7 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. f3 Qe7 12. Bd3 {and now deviating from Zukertort by} Rad8 $11 {'Handbuch', citing a match game Burn-Mackenzie (Deutsche Schachzeitung 1891 p.134).} (12... Be6 {Hooper?})) 6... Bg7 7. Nbd2 (7. Re1 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Bd7 10. Nbd2 Qe8 11. Nf1 a6 12. Ba4 {with chances for both sides according to CC-GM Yudovich in his book 'Spanish without ...a6'.}) 7... O-O 8. Re1 Re8 (8... Bd7 {see the note to White's 6th move}) 9. d4 $5 {brings about a position similar to Geller's sytsem against the Modern Defence} Bd7 10. d5 Ne7 11. Bxd7 Nxd7 (11... Qxd7 $5) 12. a4 $14 {Fritz X3D-Kasparov, 1st match game, New York 2003}) (5... Be7 {leads to rather different play} 6. Nbd2 (6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 {is another plan}) 6... O-O 7. Nf1 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 Na5 10. Ne3 $2 (10. Bc2 {Lasker}) 10... Nxb3 11. axb3 Re8 $11 {E.Hymes-Em.Lasker, New York 1901}) 6. Nbd2 (6. O-O g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. Re1 O-O (8... Ne7 $5 9. d4 $140 c6 10. Ba4 Qc7 {Flear}) 9. Nf1 (9. d4 $2 Nxd4) 9... Nh5 10. Ba4 (10. h3 h6 (10... f5 $2 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Bc4+ Kh8 13. Ng5) 11. a4 a6 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Ne3 Bxc4 (13... Nf4 $5 {Flear}) 14. dxc4 $5 Nf4 15. Nd5 Ne6 16. a5 f5 17. b4 Rf7 18. Ra2 {(Adams-Dautov, London 1996); now according to Michael Adams, Black should have closed the kingside by.} f4) 10... Qe8 11. Bb3 Kh8 12. Ne3 Nf4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Ne7 15. d4 f6 16. dxe5 fxe5 17. Ng5 h6 18. Ne4 {(Morozevich-Krasenkow, EU-cht 2003)} Qf7 19. Qd3 Bf5 20. Be3 Ng8 $11 {Ftacnik}) 6... g6 {The fianchetto is more in keeping with Black's formation than 6...Be7 which creates a cramped knot of pieces. Black could try to exchange bishops by 6...Na5; for this reason, Steinitz played 6 Ba4 first against Lasker in 1894.} 7. Ba4 {Blake follows a recommendation by Steinitz in the 'Modern Chess Instructor' which was published the year before this game began. The idea is to bring the B around to c2 before advancing d3-d4 but this plan coukd be delayed, although it is true that sometimes White has to play Ba4 without waiting for ...c6 or ...a6 to hit the B.} (7. Nf1 $5 {is the consistent move if White wants to delay castling.} Bg7 8. Bg5 (8. h3 O-O 9. g4 Qe7 {with a 25-move draw was the course of M.Harmonist-Metger, Frankfurt 1887}) (8. Ne3 a6 9. Ba4 O-O (9... Qe7 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bc2 Nd8 12. O-O Ne6 {with similar ideas occurred in D.Heiman-Gossip, Adelaide 1887, won by White.)}) 10. O-O Qe7 11. Ne1 Nd8 12. Bc2 Ne6 13. g3 c6 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 Nc7 16. Qf3 d5 17. e5 Nh5 18. d4 f6 {led to a heavy struggle in A.Burn-Berger, Frankfurt 1887, eventually won by Berger.}) 8... h6 9. Bh4 O-O (9... Ne7 $11 {Short, 'ECO'}) (9... Na5 10. Ba4 Bxa4 11. Qxa4+ Nc6 12. Ne3 Qd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Kh1 Nd8 15. Qc2 Ng4 16. h3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Ne6 18. d4 $14 {Short-Gulko, Linares 1990}) 10. Ne3 a6 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bc2 Qe8 13. O-O Bc8 14. a4 Bb7 15. b4 Ne7 16. Bb3 Kh8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Qc2 Qa3 21. Rb1 c6 22. c4 h5 23. Qc3 Qa8 24. cxb5 cxb5 25. Qc7 Qa6 26. g4 hxg4 27. Nxg4 Kg7 28. Nxf6 Kxf6 29. Ng5 $1 Re8 30. Nxf7 Nc8 31. Nxe5 Re7 32. Qd8 dxe5 33. Qf8+ Kg5 34. h4+ {1-0 G.Branding-F.Amrehn, EU ch-58 corr 1996}) (7. O-O Bg7 {transposes to the note to White's 6th move, which is the main line of the 4 d3 Berlin.}) (7. d4 exd4 $1 8. cxd4 d5 $1 {was analysed by Steinitz as giving Black at least an equal game (see pages 6-7 of his book).}) 7... Bg7 8. Nf1 O-O 9. Ne3 {Diagram [#] After this the players were on their own because Steinitz ended here saying "White has a little advantage...White's object ought to be to avoid the exchange of his B for an ultimate attack at b3 or c2, and first of all to manoeuvre his N via f1 to e3. He will have his minor pieces available on both wings, while Black's g7-B is confined on the kingside and of little use". To a modern player, used to the latent power of fianchettoed bishops in a wide variety of openings, this sounds like wishful thinking. Blake is unable to put the plan into practice against his masterly opponent, but see the note to Black's 9th for how Steionitz himself was later to handle the variation. This restrains ...d5 but gets in the way of the c1-B. However, 9 Ng3 is less effective than usual, in the Spanish because ...g6 keeps the N out of f5. At least Ng3 does guard the e-pawn making a later d3-d4 possible. Another idea for White is 9 Bg5.} (9. Ng3 Qe8 10. Bd2 d5 11. h3 h6 12. O-O Be6 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. Rfe1 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Qg6 18. Nf1 Nd4 19. cxd4 Bxd4+ 20. Be3 Bxb2 21. Rab1 Bc3 22. Bd2 Bd4+ 23. Be3 Bc3 24. Bd2 Bd4+ {½-½ S.Tatai-M.Godena, Bratto 2001}) 9... Qe8 $5 {This is a rather strange move but maybe Berger envisaged a double exchange of pieces by ...Nd4, which White now prevents. Later his Q turns out to be well-placed on e8 but only because White leaves his K in the centre,} (9... Ne7 10. Bb3 c6 {looked like a more logical plan} ({not} 10... Ng4 11. d4 $36 {Neishtadt}) {but Steinitz found a bold counter:} 11. h4 $5 Qc7 12. Ng5 d5 13. f3 $1 Rad8 14. g4 $1 dxe4 15. fxe4 h6 $6 16. Qf3 $1 Be8 17. Bc2 Nd7 18. Nh3 Nc5 19. Nf2 b5 20. g5 h5 21. Nf5 $1 {(1-0, 42) 1-0 Steinitz-Lasker, 2nd match game 1894. (In this game Steinitz routed his N to e3 via 8 Nc4.) Unfortunately for Blake, he had no model Steinitz game to follow.}) 10. Bc2 {The right plan for White is 10 0-0 followed by Re1, Bc2 and eventually d4. Bc2 fits in with this but there is no immediate need for it.} (10. Bb3) 10... Rd8 11. Qe2 $6 {It appears that White had some idea of castling queenside but this loses more time.} (11. O-O {is sensible, when White has some play if Black continues with his plan of advancing the f-pawn, e.g.} Nh5 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. Ba4 (13. Re1 f5 $140 14. Bb3 Kh8 15. exf5 gxf5 16. d4) 13... f5 $2 (13... Kh8 {is correct}) 14. Qb3 Kh8 15. Qxb7) 11... Nh5 {Black often plays this move in the variation anyway; now it threatens to attack the and g-pawn Q by ...Nf4. White's reply gives some respite by attacking the c7-pawn and preventing ...Nf4 but his other pieecs are poorly placed.} 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. h3 $6 {This stops a pin by ...Bg4 but does not further development and creates a serious new weakness.} (13. O-O {was still best.}) 13... f5 $1 {Diagram [#]} 14. exf5 $6 {14 0-0 looks better or, if White really intends to castle queenside he should play Be3 or Bd2 now. At any rate, he should keep the tension in the centre as exf5 concedes a lot of space to Black.} gxf5 {Berger correctly maintains the dynamism of his pawns and doesn't worry about the g-file when he has a strong initiative.} (14... Bxf5 {doesn't lose a piece because} 15. g4 $2 {can be met by} (15. Ng5 $142 $1) 15... Be6) 15. Bd2 $2 {White already stands a bit worse, but from here his position seriously deteriorates. He should have abandoned the idea of castling queenside.} (15. Nd2 Be6 16. Bb3 Kh8 17. O-O {was possible}) (15. Ba4 {(or 15 Bb3 Kh8) is perhaps best} Kh8 16. Bd2 e4 17. dxe4 fxe4 18. Ng5 Ne5 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. O-O-O $15 {-0.44/12}) 15... Be6 16. Ne3 Nf4 17. Qf1 Nxd3+ $1 {Diagram [#] Computers tend to like the space-gaining 17...d5 or the precautionary 17...Kh8 but Berger's combination has greater psychological impact and tests White's defenisve skills immediately.} 18. Qxd3 $2 {This loses, as the note move 20 shows.} ({Although he stands worse anyway, White had a better fighting chance with} 18. Bxd3 e4 19. O-O-O {to get the K out of the centre} (19. Ng5 {is also possible} exd3 20. Qxd3 Ne5 21. Qc2 Bd7 {but now if} 22. O-O h6 23. Qb3+ Kh8 24. f4 Nd3 25. Nf3 Qe4 {Black has the B pair and a strong initiative.}) 19... exd3 ({Taking the N is also possible but} 19... exf3 20. g4 Bxa2 21. Nxf5 {offers some counter-chances}) 20. Qxd3 Ne5 (20... Bxa2 $2 21. Nxf5) 21. Nxe5 dxe5 {Black has the B pair, safer K and more space.} 22. g4 $5 {The only practical counter-chance} (22. Kb1 f4 23. Nc2 Rd8) 22... Qa4 (22... f4 $5) 23. Nxf5 Rcd8 24. Qb1 Bxa2 25. Qa1 {-0.41/15 and the game is still not over. However, White must beware falling into the trap} Rd3 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Bh6+ $4 Kxh6 28. Rxd3 Rxf2 $19) 18... e4 19. Qe2 exf3 20. gxf3 {This leaves White's pawns shatteered and he soon loses material. Maybe he hoped to make use of the open g-file but this never materialises.} ({At move 18, White had probably intended to follow up} 20. Qxf3 {but after} Ne5 ({even stronger than} 20... f4 21. Qe4 Rf6 {-0.78/16}) {White's situation is very bad, e.g.} 21. Qf4 (21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qxc7 {(or Qxa7)} f4 $19) 21... Ng6 22. Qa4 f4 23. Qxe8 Rcxe8 24. Bxg6 {The only way to avoid material losses, but White' sposition gets worse and worse.} hxg6 25. Nc2 Bd5+ 26. Kf1 Bc4+ 27. Kg1 Re2 28. Na3 Bd5 {-1.97/16} 29. Bc1 ({or} 29. Rd1 f3) 29... f3 30. g3 Be5 {threatening ...Bxg3}) 20... f4 21. Ng2 Bc4 $1 {Berger, the endgame maestro, is of course happy to exchange pieces, especially as he will gain a pawn this way.} 22. Qxe8 Rcxe8+ 23. Kd1 Be2+ 24. Kc1 Bxf3 25. Rg1 Re2 $1 {Diagram [#] Another piece takes up an active post.} 26. Nh4 $6 (26. Nxf4 {was a better swindling try. It does not regain the material because of} Rxd2 {but Blake possibly missed} 27. Ne6 $1 {threatening to take perpetual check on g7 and h7} (27. Kxd2 Rxf4) 27... Rxc2+ $1 {ending the dream} 28. Kxc2 Be4+ 29. Kd2 Rf7 {and Black eventually wins with B+N v R, but this might have given more hope than just playing on a pawn or two down with a bad position.}) 26... Ne5 27. Rf1 (27. Nf5 Ng6 {and White soon loses the f-pawn or the h-pawn.}) 27... Be4 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. Ng2 f3 30. Ne3 Rh4 31. Kc2 Rxh3 32. Rh1 Rxh1 33. Rxh1 c6 {Black doesn't allow counterplay based on Nd5-f4-e6/h5.} 34. c4 Rf6 35. Bc3 Rh6 {Black continues very methodically to simplify into a won ending.} 36. Rxh6 (36. Rf1 {leaves the R very passive so White exchanges.}) 36... Bxh6 37. Nf5 {Diagram [#]} Ng4 $1 {Black could win eventually with passive play like} (37... Nf7 {but active moves are better.}) 38. Nxd6 Nxf2 39. Bd4 Ng4 {White doesn't have time to grab a queenside pawn.} 40. Nf5 (40. Kd1 b6) (40. Kd3 b6) 40... a6 {Now the white B has no targets; the next task will be to imnprove Black's K position.} 41. Kd3 Bf8 {The point of this becomes clear at move 44.} (41... Bg5) 42. b3 {why?} Kf7 43. Ke4 f2 44. Ng3 c5 45. Be3 Kg6 46. Kf3 Nxe3 47. Kxe3 Bd6 48. Nf1 (48. Kxf2 Bxg3+ 49. Kxg3 Kf5 {easily winning the K and pawn ending.}) 48... Kf5 49. Kxf2 Bf4 {The B dominates the white N; Blake admits defeat.} 0-1

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Engel, Imre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "S. Rosenthal \"Le Monde Illustré\" (1892)"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 {Nous désapprouvons le coup du texte.} ({Ainsi que nous l'avons dit à plusieurs reprises, la meilleure continuation est} 3... Nf6) 4. O-O ({Nous aurions préféré} 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 {etc.}) 4... f5 {Une faute qui compromet la partie, comme l'on verra par la suite.} ({La meilleure continuation était} 4... Bg4 5. Z0 Be7 6. Z0 Nf6 7. Z0 O-O) 5. exf5 {Bien joué.} (5. d4 fxe4 6. Nxe5 dxe5 7. Qh5+ Ke7 8. Bg5+ Nf6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. dxe5 Qd5 11. Bh4 Ke6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qe8+ {et la partie sera seulement nulle par l'échec perpétuel.}) 5... e4 (5... Bxf5 6. d4 Bd7 (6... e4 7. d5 exf3 8. dxc6 b6 9. Qxf3 {etc. et gagnent.}) (6... exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Re1+ Be7 10. Bg5 {etc. mieux.}) 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nxe5 Bxb5 9. Qh5+ {etc. et gagnent.}) 6. Nd4 Bd7 7. Bxc6 (7. Qh5+ Ke7 8. Bc4 Qe8 9. Qh4+ Nf6 {etc. défendrait la partie.}) 7... bxc6 8. d3 c5 9. Qh5+ Ke7 10. Ne6 {Bien joué.} (10. Re1 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be8 12. Rxe4+ Kd7 {mieux.}) (10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be8 12. Nd5+ Kd7 13. Qh4 cxd4 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Bxf6 Be7 {etc. et gagnent.}) 10... Nf6 11. Bg5 Bxe6 12. fxe6 Qe8 (12... Kxe6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nc3 Z0 (14... Z0 15. dxe4) 15. Qd5+ {et gagnent.}) 13. Qxe8+ Rxe8 14. Nc3 Rb8 ({Il est évident que si} 14... exd3 15. Nd5+ Kxe6 16. Nxc7+ {et gagnent.}) (14... Kxe6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. dxe4 {etc. mieux.}) 15. Rfe1 Rxb2 16. Rxe4 c6 17. Nd1 Rb4 (17... Rxc2 18. Ne3 Rb2 19. Nf5+ Ke8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. e7 {et gagnent.}) 18. c4 g6 19. Ne3 Bg7 20. Ng4 Rf8 21. Rae1 h5 22. Ne3 Rb7 23. f4 Re8 (23... Ke8 24. e7 Rf7 (24... Rxe7 25. Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Nf5+ Kf7 27. Re7+ {et gagnent.}) 25. Re6 Rbxe7 26. Rxd6 {etc. et gagnent.}) 24. f5 Kf8 ({Il est évident que si} 24... gxf5 25. Nxf5+ Kf8 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Nxd6 {et gagnent.}) 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. fxg6 Bd4 27. Rf1+ Kg8 28. Rf7 Bxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Rbe7 30. g7 a5 (30... Rxe6 31. Rf8+ Rxf8 32. gxf8=Q+ {et gagnent.}) (30... Rxf7 31. exf7+ Kxf7 32. Rxe8 {et gagnent.}) 31. a4 Kh7 32. Kf2 d5 33. Re5 Rxe6 34. Rf8 {Coup décisif qui ne laisse aucune ressource aux Noirs.} Rf6+ 35. Rf5 Rxf5+ 36. Rxf5 Kxg7 37. Rxh5 Kg6 38. g4 Rd8 39. Kg3 Rd7 40. Re5 Kf6 41. Kf4 dxc4 42. dxc4 Rd4+ 43. Re4 Rd2 44. g5+ Kg6 45. h4 Kh5 46. Re6 Rd4+ 47. Kf5 Kxh4 48. g6 Kh5 49. g7 ({Il est évident que les Noirs ne peuvent plus sauver la partie.} 49. g7 Rd8 50. Rf6 Rg8 51. Rf8 Rxg7 52. Rh8+ {et mat le coup suivant.}) 1-0

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Gaspary, P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Rosenthal, Le Monde Illustré 29/10/1892"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Le Monde Illustré, lxxi (29 Oct 1892) p288: game to get and input some time, was draw} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. Nf1 O-O 8. Ng3 Ne7 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 c6 11. Bd3 d5 12. e5 Ne8 13. O-O Bg4 14. h3 Bd7 15. Qb3 Qb6 16. Qa3 Qd8 17. Bd2 Nc7 18. Ne1 Ne6 19. Nc2 f5 20. f4 a5 21. Be2 b6 22. Rad1 a4 $1 23. Nh1 c5 24. dxc5 $2 (24. Be3) 24... bxc5 25. Nf2 Qb6 26. Nd3 Rfc8 27. Nf2 Bh6 28. g3 Kf7 29. Bf3 Rab8 30. Rb1 Bb5 31. Rfd1 Rd8 32. h4 d4 33. b3 Qa6 34. Ne1 Bf8 35. g4 fxg4 36. Bxg4 Nf5 37. bxa4 Bxa4 38. Rxb8 Rxb8 39. Rc1 h5 40. Bd1 Bb5 41. Qh3 Be2 42. Bc2 Neg7 43. Rb1 Rxb1 44. Bxb1 c4 45. Ne4 Be7 46. Qg2 Bg4 47. Qf1 Ne6 48. Ng5+ Nxg5 49. fxg5 c3 $1 50. Bf4 (50. Qxa6 cxd2 51. Qc4+ Kg7 $19) 50... Qxf1+ 51. Kxf1 Nxh4 52. a4 (52. a4 {Draw agreed but Black should have played on for a win (says Rosenthal), by} Nf3 53. Nxf3 Bxf3 54. a5 h4 55. Kf2 Bc6 56. Bd3 Bc5 57. Ke2 h3 {and ...Ba4 etc}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Helbach, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 31/12/1896"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Dublin Evening Mail 31/12/1896, against Mr Helbach of St Petersburg} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bxe4 dxe4 9. Nc3 f5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qd2 Bd6 12. f4 Rb8 13. Nd1 Ba6 14. Rf2 Qf6 15. Rc1 Qh6 16. c4 Rbd8 17. Qa5 g5 18. g3 gxf4 19. Rxf4 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Qf6 21. Qxa6 Qxd4+ 22. Ne3 Qxb2 23. Rf1 Rd2 24. Qxc6 Qb6 25. Qxb6 cxb6 26. Nxf5 Rdd8 27. Bh6 Rfe8 28. g4 Rd3 {White [correctly] announces mate in nine moves (DEM does not say how but Fritz8 agrees)} 29. Ne7+ (29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Rf7 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Rd2+ 32. Kg3 Rd3+ 33. Kh4 {The threat of Bg7# can now only be postponed by sacrifices:} Rh3+ 34. Kxh3 Rg8 35. Bg7+ Rxg7 36. Rf8+ Rg8 37. Rxg8#) 1-0

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Siry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "S. Rosenthal \"Le Monde Illustré\" (1891)"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 ({Ainsi que nous l'avons dit à plusieurs reprises, le coup juste est} 4... Bc5 5. c3 Qe7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 Bb6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 Nxe4 10. Re1 f5 11. Nd2 Qf6 12. Ndf3 h6 13. Z0 Be6 {au moins partie égale.}) 5. Nc3 ({Il est évident que si} 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Z0 Qa5+ {et 7...xe5 et gagnent.}) 5... Ng6 6. h4 h5 7. Bc4 Bb4 {Bien joué.} (7... c6 8. Ng5 d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qf3 Be6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bb5+ Ke7 14. Bg5+ Nf6 15. Qxb7+ {etc. et gagnent.}) 8. Ng5 d5 (8... O-O 9. Bd2 d6 10. Qe2 Z0 11. O-O-O Z0 12. Rdg1 Z0 13. f3 Z0 14. g4 {gagnerait la partie.}) 9. exd5 Bg4 ({Il est évident que si} 9... Nxd5 10. Qf3 Be6 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bd2 {etc. mieux.}) 10. f3 Bf5 11. Bb5+ Kf8 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxd5 14. Bc4 Qd7 ({Nous aurions préféré} 14... f6 15. Ne4 Nge7 {etc.}) 15. Qe2 c6 16. Qf2 b6 ({Même ici} 16... Nge7 17. Z0 f6 {valait mieux.}) 17. g3 f6 18. Ne4 Be6 19. Bb3 Nc7 20. O-O-O Qe7 21. Kb1 Kf7 22. f4 Bxb3 23. cxb3 Rad8 {Le coup du texte compromet la partie, car il paralyse complètement ses pièces.} ({La seule continuation possible était} 23... Qd7 24. Bc1 (24. Qf3 Rad8 25. f5 Ne7 {etc. au moins partie égale.}) 24... Nb5 25. a4 Nd6 {etc. défendrait la partie.}) 24. f5 Nf8 25. Qf3 Qd7 26. Bc1 Nb5 27. g4 hxg4 28. Qxg4 g6 {Le coup du texte fait immédiatement perdre la partie.} ({Le moins mauvais était} 28... Nd6 29. Nxd6+ Qxd6 30. Rhg1 Rg8 31. d4 Nd7 {etc.}) 29. Rhf1 Kg7 30. c4 {Le coup du texte est un commencement d'une très joli combinaison , il prépare le sacrifice d'une pièce qui termine brillamment la partie.} Nd4 31. Nxf6 Qc8 ({Il est évident que si} 31... Kxf6 32. fxg6+ Kg7 (32... Ke7 33. Rf7+) 33. Rf7+ {gagnerait la Dame.}) 32. h5 Kxf6 33. Qg5+ ({Il est évident que les Noirs ne peuvent plus sauver la partie} 33. Qg5+ Kg7 34. hxg6 Z0 35. f6+ {et gagnent.}) 1-0

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Tabunshchikov, Vasily Ivanovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Hoffer, The Field 23/5/1891; Harding"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The Field 23/5/1891 p. 770: Blake-"Jabountchikoff" (of Gatschina, Russia) in LMI tourney-2; his name was really Tabunshchikov, Vasily Ivanovich (1858-1913); see Gaige p. 418} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 {Introduced by L. Paulsen, in the Wiesbaden tournament, 1880 (says Hoffer). TH: Blake played this risky line in several games at this period.} d5 {A better continuation is} (7... Bxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. Nc3 {best} Be6 10. f3 (10. e5 $145 {Blake-Urusov, same event}) 10... O-O-O 11. e5 Qg6 {with a well-developed game said Hoffer (but Blake seems to have refuted that line).}) 8. Nb5 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 ({Or} 9. fxe3 {with the probable continuation of} O-O 10. Nxc7 Rb8 (10... dxe4 $1 11. Nxa8 Rd8 {(Steinitz)} 12. Qc2 {(recommended by Botterill in The Scotch, p. 28, only considering 12...Bg4 in reply)} Nd5 {with a dangerous attack and quick Black win in Baron Lignieres-Schilipine, Shakhmatnaya Obozrenie corr 1891-2, White overlooking the only defence} 13. Nd2 Qh4+ 14. g3 Nxe3 15. Qxe4 {which should lead to a draw.}) 11. Nxd5 Qh4+ 12. g3 $2 (12. Qf2 {Jurjew Club-Dwinsk Club, corr 1894}) 12... Qxe4 13. Bg2 {"etc., with a pawn ahead, and, if through the isolated position of the pawn White should ultimately be compelled to surrender it, he would derive some compensating advantage. ". But Hoffer evidently did not know the following:} Qe5 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 {EM: Black has here the better game, as though White has an extra P, it is isolated and he has no attack.} 15. Na3 (15. O-O $142) 15... Re8 ({or} 15... Rd8 {as} 16. Qf2 {(best)} Ne5 17. O-O Ng4 {with a fine game in Vincent-Askew, Albion club tourney corr 1880)}) 16. O-O-O {This move involves a trap.} Bg4 (16... Qxe3 $4 17. Qxe3 Rxe3 18. Bxc6 {winning a piece or mating}) 17. Rde1 Rbd8 18. Qf2 ({If} 18. Qc2 Nb4 {winning}) 18... Ne5 19. Bf1 Qe6 $19 20. Nc2 Qd5 $3 21. Be2 (21. Bg2 Nd3+) 21... Qd2+ 22. Kb1 Nd3 $1 {0-1 Blake-G. Mainwaring, English Mechanic tourney-1 1882-3}) 9... O-O {This position can also arise via 7...0-0 8 Nb5 Bxe3 9 Qxe3 d5.} 10. Nxc7 Rb8 11. Nxd5 (11. exd5 Ne5 {Peter Wells} (11... Nf5 12. Qe2 Ne5 13. Nb5 Re8 14. Kd1 Bd7 {Handbuch, 8th ed})) (11. Nd2 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qe5 13. Nb5 Nd5 14. Qe2 Nf4 15. Qe3 Nxg2+ 16. Bxg2 Qxb5 $11 {Handbuch 8th ed}) 11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Nb4 {Black has nothing better than to continue the attack. If} (12... Bf5 {then} 13. Be2 {and if}) (12... Bg4 {then} 13. Nd2 {&c. The text move is the invention of Herr v. Gottschall.}) 13. cxb4 {Peter Wells book on the Scotch says the knight is immune and Black obtains avery strong attack now.} (13. Qd2 Re8+ 14. Be2 Bg4 15. f3 Nxd5 $1 $17 {Lupu-Miles,Cappella la Grande 1994 (see Wells book, game 72)}) 13... Qxb2 14. Qc3 Re8+ 15. Kd1 Qxf2 16. Qd2 {(Handbuch ays this was Ranken's attempt to refute Von Gottschall's line)} Bg4+ 17. Kc2 $1 Rbc8+ 18. Kb2 $1 {Diagram [#] This is where Black went wrong.} Be2 $1 {According to contemporaries, but Rybka prefers ...Qb6} (18... Qb6) 19. a4 {Up to this point both sides follow an analysis published in the 'Schachzeitung'; but here Mr Blake, who is an authority on the Scotch Game, deviates from, and we believe improves upon, the analysis in question, which leads to the advantage of Black, as follows:} (19. d6 Re3 20. d7 Qf6+ 21. Nc3 Rexc3 22. dxc8=Q+ Rxc8+ {and wins (see Handbuch 8th ed. pp. 548-9 n22), the Handbuch editors not knowing the present game}) 19... Re3 $2 {Black, however, follows the above variation undisturbed by White's variation. He should have played} (19... Rc4 20. Na3 Rd4 21. Qc2 (21. Qe1 Qf6) 21... Rxb4+ (21... Qf4 $145 {N. Urusov-Shiffers, corr 1892-4}) 22. Ka2 Rxa4 23. Rc1 b5 {&c. (Hoffer); this was played in Blake-Weismann, same event, which ended in a draw but Black missed wins here also.}) (19... Re4 $5 $17 {Rybka-3}) 20. Ra3 Qf6+ 21. Nc3 Rd3 ({Better would have been} 21... Rce8) 22. Qxd3 {This leaves White three pieces for his queen, and a dangerous passed pawn, so that the remainder is plain sailing.} Bxd3 23. Bxd3 Qf2+ 24. Bc2 Qxg2 25. Rd1 Qxh2 26. d6 Rd8 27. d7 Qe5 28. a5 h5 29. Ka2 Qc7 30. Ba4 g5 31. Nd5 Qd6 32. Rf3 Kg7 33. Rf5 Qg6 34. Rdf1 h4 35. Rf6 Qh5 36. Bd1 g4 37. R1f5 1-0

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Urusov, Nikolay Valerievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Bellingham; Dudley Herald 5 Aug 1893"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Dudley Herald 5/8/1893: 'We are now enabled, through the courtesy of Mr Blake, to give a specimen of his skill as a corr. player against the well-known Russian amateur, Prince Nicholas Ourousoff. The game, we believe, has not hitherto been published.' (It later appeared in the Dublin Evening Mail 31/12/1896)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 (7. Bc4) 7... Bxd4 (7... d5 $5 {see Botterill book on The Scotch}) (7... a6 8. f4 d6 9. Be2 {Blake used to play 9 QF2} O-O 10. O-O {see Wells on the Scotch p133}) (7... O-O {is critical} 8. Nb5 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 d5 (9... Qe5 10. Nd2)) 8. cxd4 d5 9. Nc3 Be6 10. e5 (10. Bb5 {was played successfully by Blackburne against Chigorin (Vienna 1882) and Riemann (Hamburg 1885) but, according to Hoffer, Blake had lost a game with that move against Vincent.}) 10... Qg6 11. Ne2 {Diagram [#]} f5 (11... Nf5 12. Nf4 Qg4 13. f3 Qh4+ 14. Bf2 Qe7 15. Bb5 O-O (15... Qd7 $2 16. g4 Nfe7 17. Nh5 Kf8 18. h3 h6 19. f4 g6 20. Nf6 Qc8 21. Rg1 Ng8 22. f5 Nxf6 23. exf6 Bxf5 $2 24. gxf5 Qxf5 25. Be3 Qxf6 26. O-O-O {(1-0, 39) Blake-Cheshire, Nash corr tourney 1884-5 (The Field 9 May 1885).}) 16. Rc1 Nd8 17. Bd3 c6 18. Nh5 Kh8 19. O-O Nh4 20. f4 {witha strong attack (1-0, 32) Blake-Vincent, Nash corr tourney 1885 (The Field 26 Dec. 1885).}) (11... f6 12. Nf4 Qf7 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. f4 O-O 15. Be2 fxe5 16. fxe5 {with a powerful passed pawn:} Rf7 (16... Kh8 17. Rc1 {North London CC-Manchester, 1886-7}) 17. Bf2 Raf8 18. O-O Nf5 19. Rac1 h6 20. Rc3 g5 21. Bh5 Rg7 22. Rf3 g4 23. Rf4 Nce7 24. Bh4 $1 Ng6 25. Bxg6 {1-0 Blake-Gunston, UK International corr tourney 1887.}) 12. Nf4 Qf7 13. Nxe6 {White has two Bishops against two Knights, which is generally considered to be an advantage. Winawer, however, prefers the two Knights, as there is a chance of being left with a Knight against Bishop for the endgame.} Qxe6 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Be2 Rac8 16. O-O Nd8 17. f4 Nf7 18. Rc3 c6 19. Ra3 a6 20. Rf3 Ng6 21. Bf2 Rfe8 {Of course Black's idea is to plant a Kt at K5, and the beauty of White's play is that he appears to assist Black to accomplish it.} 22. Rfb3 Rc7 23. Rc3 Nf8 24. Qc2 Nd7 25. b4 Nf6 $2 {Diagram [#] Until he leads him into a fatal trap} 26. exf6 Qxe2 27. Re3 $3 {Winning the black Queen for a Rook or forcing mate. A most elegant finish.} 1-0

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Weismann, MJ."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "BCM 1894; Blanchard iii pp.13-4; Harding"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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{BCM xiv (1894) p72 says from LMI tournament (must be #2, result was in BCM previous year). Weissmann from Paris. Blanchard 'Master-play, third series' (London, 1895) #9 pp.13-14.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 d5 8. Nb5 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nxc7 Rb8 (10... d4 11. cxd4) 11. Nxd5 {Better than} (11. exd5 {because of} Nf5) 11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Nb4 $1 {Correct as well as elegant. This is Gottschall's continuation; if} (12... Bg4 {threatening the pin} 13. Nd2 Rfe8 14. Ne4 Qg6 15. f3 Bf5 16. O-O-O {with a good game}) 13. cxb4 Qxb2 14. Qc3 Re8+ 15. Kd1 Qxf2 16. Qd2 {'This fine reply was introduced by Ranken'; TH: White is in a terrible mess and obviously should lose.} Bg4+ 17. Kc2 $1 Rbc8+ 18. Kb2 $1 Be2 $1 (18... Qb6 $145) 19. a4 (19. d6 Re3 20. d7 Qf6+ 21. Nc3 Rexc3 22. dxc8=Q+ Rxc8+ $17) 19... Rc4 (19... Re3 {is best met by} 20. Ra3) 20. Na3 Rd4 21. Qc2 Rxb4+ 22. Ka2 Rxa4 $1 {TH: to a modern eye, Black is winning this but the contemporary notes don't show that view.} (22... Rc4 $145 23. Qb2 Rb4 24. Qc2 Rc4 $11) 23. Rc1 b5 (23... h6 $145) 24. Kb1 {The advance of the QP at present would lose} (24. d6 $145 Qe3 (24... b4 $5)) (24. Kb2 $145) 24... h6 $2 (24... Rxa3 25. Bxe2 Qf6 26. Qb2 {Blanchard, but} Qg6+ $145 27. Qc2 (27. Rc2 Rxe2) 27... Qa6 28. Qb2 Rxe2 29. Qxa3 Qxa3 30. Rc8+ Qf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 {and Black wins the rook endgame}) (24... Qe3 $145 {should also win for Black?}) 25. d6 Rxa3 $2 {TH: No comment in BCM but even here Black had some chances of winning, but now White's passed pawn becomes a sufficient threat to ensure a draw.} 26. d7 Rd8 27. Bxe2 b4 28. Rhd1 Rc3 29. Qe4 $1 Rb3+ ({If} 29... Re3 30. Rc8 $1 Rxe4 31. Rxd8+ Kh7 32. Rh8+ Kxh8 33. d8=Q+ Kh7 34. Bd3 {and wins. Black must therefore draw by perpetual check.}) 30. Ka1 Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Courel, H."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "BCM 1890 p304"]
[ECO "C33"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{BCM 1890 p304. Played in the 2nd international corr tourney of Le Monde Illustre. Courel lived in Lisieux, Normandy.} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Qh4+ 5. Kf1 g5 6. g3 {Blake: "An application of McDonnell's attack, apparently unknown in this country; but endorsed at one time by M.Rosenthal and often played by our present opponent".} fxg3 7. Kg2 Bd6 8. h3 Ne7 9. Nf3 Qh5 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. d4 Bf4 $17 12. Ne2 $2 (12. Bxf7+ $142) 12... Qxf3+ 13. Kxf3 Nh4# 0-1

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Engel, Imre"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Le Monde Illustré 18/11/1893"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Le Monde Illustré 18/11/1893} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Ne2 Ne7 8. Bg5 c6 9. Ba4 Ba5 10. h3 Ng6 11. c3 h6 12. Be3 Bc7 13. Bb3 d5 14. Ng3 Be6 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. d4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nxe5 Bxb3 20. axb3 Qd6 21. Qxe4 f5 22. Qc2 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. g3 a6 25. Re1 Qf6 26. Bd4 Qf7 27. f4 Rfe8 28. Rad1 Re6 29. Kf2 Rde8 30. Rxe6 Qxe6 31. b4 Kf7 32. Qd2 g5 33. fxg5 hxg5 34. Rf1 f4 35. g4 Qd5 36. Qd3 Re4 37. Re1 Rxe1 38. Qh7+ Ke8 39. Kxe1 Bd8 $1 40. Qxb7 Qe4+ 41. Kd2 Qg2+ 42. Kc1 Qh1+ 43. Kc2 Qe4+ 44. Kb3 Qd5+ 45. Ka3 a5 46. bxa5 Qxa5+ 47. Kb3 Qd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gaspary, P."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "S. Rosenthal \"Le Monde Illustré\" (1892)"]
[ECO "C71"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 ({Ainsi que nous l'avons dit à plusieurs reprises, le coup juste est} 3... Nf6 {Voir nos analyses précédemment données sur ce début.}) 4. Ba4 d6 ({Même ici} 4... Nf6 {valait mieux.}) 5. Nc3 ({Nous aurions préféré} 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Nc3 Z0 8. O-O) 5... Bd7 6. d3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Ne1 Nge7 9. f4 O-O 10. fxe5 {Nous désapprouvons le coup du texte.} ({La meilleure continuation était} 10. Nf3 exf4 (10... f5 11. Bb3+ Kh8 12. Ng5 Qe8 13. Qe1 Z0 14. Qh4 {etc. mieux.}) 11. Bxf4 Ne5 12. Bb3 {etc.}) 10... Nxe5 11. Bb3 N7c6 12. d4 {Le coup du texte est un piège que les Noirs évitent habilement.} ({La suite correcte était} 12. h3 Z0 13. Nf3) 12... Bg4 (12... Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Nf3+ 14. Nxf3 Bxd4+ 15. Nxd4 Kg7 16. Be3 {etc. mieux, car les Blancs restent avec trois pièces contre la Dame et une excellente position d'attaque.}) ({Cependant, nous aurions préféré} 12... Ng4) 13. Qd2 {Le coup du texte est forcé.} (13. Nf3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Bxd4+ {et gagnent.}) (13. Ne2 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bxe2 {etc. et gagnent.}) 13... Nd7 14. d5 Nce5 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Nf3 ({Nous aurions préféré} 18. Qg5 Qxg5 19. Bxg5 f5 20. exf5 {etc.}) 18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Qf2 ({Même ici} 20. Qg5 {valait mieux.}) 20... f5 21. Bh6 Rf7 22. Qe3 (22. Rae1 f4 {etc. mieux, car les Blancs ne peuvent plus dégager leur Fou placé à h6.}) 22... Qf6 23. Qg5 Qxg5 24. Bxg5 f4 25. Kg2 Kg7 26. Rh1 h5 27. Nd1 Rh8 {Bien joué.} (27... Bxd1 28. Raxd1 Bxb2 29. Rdf1 Be5 30. Rf3 Raf8 31. Rhf1 {mieux.}) 28. c3 f3+ 29. Kg1 {Le coup du texte commence à compromettre la partie.} ({La suite correcte était} 29. Kf2 Z0 30. Ne3 Z0 31. Rag1 {etc.}) 29... Bd7 30. Nf2 ({Même ici} 30. Kf2 {avec la suite indiquée dans la note précédente valait mieux.}) 30... Bg3 31. a4 h4 32. Be3 Rh5 33. Bd4+ {La partie des Blancs étant compromise, il est difficile d'indiquer un coup juste.} ({Cependant nous aurions préféré} 33. Nh3 Z0 34. Rf1 Z0 35. Bd1) 33... Kf8 34. Re1 h3 35. Re3 Rg5 36. Nxh3 Bh2+ {Coup élégant qui termine brillamment la partie.} ({Il est évident que si} 36... Bh2+ 37. Kxh2 (37. Kf2 Rg2+ 38. Ke1 Bxh3 {et gagnent.}) 37... Rg2#) 0-1

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Murat, L."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "S. Rosenthal \"Le Monde Illustré\" (1891)"]
[ECO "C51"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 {Nous désapprouvons le coup du texte, la meilleure continuation était:} (5. a4 a6 6. O-O d6 7. c3 Nf6 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Qe2 {etc. partie égale.}) 5... Nd4 ({Le coup juste est} 5... Na5 6. Nxe5 Nh6 7. d4 d6 8. Bxh6 gxh6 ({Les Noirs peuvent également jouer avec avantage} 8... dxe5 9. Bxg7 Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Bxd4 11. c3 Rg8 {etc.}) 9. Nxf7 Qf6 {etc. Voir la suite de cette variante dans nos analyses données précédemment sur ce début.}) 6. c3 ({Nous aurions préféré} 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. O-O Z0 9. d4 {avec une meilleure position.}) ({Il est évident que si} 6. Nxe5 Qg5 7. Nxf7 Qxg2 8. Rf1 Qxe4+ 9. Be2 Nf3#) 6... Ne6 {Nous désapprouvons le coup du texte.} ({Nous aurions préféré} 6... Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Qf6 {égaliserait au moins la partie.}) 7. Nxe5 {Une faute qui compromet la partie, comme l'on verra par la suite.} ({Le coup juste était} 7. O-O d6 8. d4 {avec une excellente position.}) 7... Qg5 8. Ng4 h5 9. Ne3 Bxe3 10. dxe3 ({Il est évident que si} 10. fxe3 Qxg2 11. Rf1 Qxh2 {etc. et gagnent.}) 10... Qxg2 11. Ke2 (11. Rf1 Qxh2 {et gagnent facilement à cause de leur pion h passé.}) 11... Nf4+ {Très joli coup qui donne une partie avantageuse aux Noirs.} 12. exf4 ({Il est évident que si} 12. Kd2 Qxf2+ 13. Be2 Nxe2 {et gagnent.}) 12... Qxe4+ 13. Kd2 Qxc4 14. Qe2+ {Nous désapprouvons le coup du texte, car l'échange des Dames amène forcément la perte de la partie.} ({La seule continuation possible était} 14. Re1+ {suivi de a3 afin de compliquer la position.}) 14... Qxe2+ 15. Kxe2 d6 16. c4 Be6 17. Nd2 Ne7 18. Bb2 f6 19. Rhg1 Kf7 20. Rac1 Rhe8 21. f3 {Le coup du texte fait perdre encore un pion.} (21. Kf3 {valait mieux, cependant les Noirs auraient continué leur attaque par} Bg4+) 21... Ng6 22. Kd1 Nxf4 23. Ne4 Nd3 24. Rc2 Nxb2+ 25. Rxb2 Bxc4 26. h4 Re7 27. a4 Bd5 28. Rb4 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. fxe4 Re8 31. Re1 d5 32. exd5 Rxe1+ 0-1

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Prosorov"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "S. Rosenthal \"Le Monde Illustré\" (1892)"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. c3 {Ce coup doit être joué au 4ème coup des Blancs, car il a pour but d'avancer le pion d à d4, tandis que dans la position actuelle c'est un temps perdu.} ({La suite correcte était} 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Ne2 {etc.}) 5... Nf6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Nf1 c6 9. h3 Ng6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. Qd2 {Nous désapprouvons le coup du texte.} ({La meilleure continuation était} 11. Qe2 d5 12. Bb3 Z0 13. O-O-O {etc.}) 11... d5 {Les Noirs profitent habilement du faible coup précédent de leur adversaire.} 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 (13. O-O-O Be6 14. Z0 Nxe3 {mieux.}) 13... Qxd5 14. O-O f5 15. c4 Qd6 16. Qc3 Bc7 17. Rad1 c5 {Bien joué.} (17... f4 18. Ne4 Qe6 19. Bc5 Z0 20. d4 {au moins partie égale.}) 18. Rfe1 b6 19. Bc1 Bb7 20. d4 {Le sacrifice du pion est nécessaire.} (20. Nh2 {Sur tout autre coup, les Noirs menacent ...xf3 suivi de ...h4.} Nh4 21. f3 e4 22. Ngf1 exf3 {etc. et gagnent.}) 20... exd4 21. Qd3 Qc6 22. Qf1 {Encore un coup forcé, car les Noirs menacent 22...e5 suivi de ....xf3+ et gagnent.} Bf4 23. Ne2 ({Il est évident que si} 23. Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Z0 Nxh3+ {et gagnent.}) 23... Bxc1 24. Nxc1 (24. Rxc1 d3 25. Nc3 Nf4 {etc. et gagnent.}) 24... Nf4 25. Ne5 Qxg2+ (25... Nxh3+ 26. Kh2 {défendrait la partie.}) 26. Qxg2 Nxg2 27. Rf1 Nf4 28. Kh2 Rae8 29. Ned3 Nxd3 30. Rxd3 Ba6 31. b3 b5 32. Rd2 ({Il est évident que si} 32. cxb5 Bxb5 {suivi de ...x et gagnent.}) 32... bxc4 33. bxc4 Bxc4 34. Rfd1 Bb5 35. Nb3 Ba4 36. Rc1 Bxb3 37. axb3 Re5 38. Ra2 Rf7 39. Ra5 Rc7 40. Rd1 Re2 41. Kg3 Rb2 42. Rb5 Kf7 43. Re1 d3 44. Rd1 d2 45. f3 Ke6 ({Il est évident que les Blancs ne peuvent plus sauver la partie, car les Noirs joueront} 45... Ke6 46. Z0 Ke5 47. Z0 Kd4 {etc. et gagnent.}) 0-1

[Event "Le Monde Illustré tourney-2 1889-93"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1889.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tabunshchikov, Vasily Ivanovich"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 31/12/1896"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1889.11.15"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Dublin Evening Mail 31/12/1896, one of two games evidently sent in by Blake after he had won a DEM tournament.} 1. f4 d5 2. d4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nh6 5. c3 f6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Nf7 8. Qe1 Qb6 9. b3 e5 10. fxe5 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Ncxe5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bf5 Bxf5 14. Rxf5 Qe6 15. Qf1 O-O-O 16. Na3 Bd6 17. Nb5 Bb8 18. Bd2 a6 19. Na3 Ng4 20. Rh5 g6 21. Rh3 Rdf8 22. Qe2 Rf2 23. Qd3 Rhf8 {T. B. Rowland: 'Beginning with 23...Rf8 Mr Blake plays in excellent style...'} 24. e4 dxe4 25. Qc4 Bxh2+ 26. Rxh2 Qd6 27. Rxh7 {Black mates in five moves} Rxg2+ (27... Rxg2+ {'concluding the brilliant annouced mate in five, as follows...'} 28. Kxg2 Rf2+ 29. Kh1 Rh2+ 30. Kg1 Qg3+ 31. Kf1 Qf2#) 0-1

[Event "Jersey-Southampton match"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1890.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Southampton, Chess Club"]
[Black "Jersey, Chess & Draughts Cl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Sussex Chess Journal ii:29 p57"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1890.??.??"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Sussex Chess Journal ii:29 (May 1891). p57 see also issue 24 (1 Dec 1890) about the Jersey club. 'The following is one of the games that was played last season by correspondence between the Clubs of Southampton and Jersey. The companion game was a draw.'} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Bg5 f6 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Nc3 Ng6 10. O-O Be7 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Qxd5 (12. exd5) 12... c6 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Rad1 (14. Rfd1 b6 15. Qa4) 14... b6 15. Nd4 Bd8 16. Nf5 Bc7 17. Rd2 Ne5 18. Rfd1 O-O-O 19. Qa3 (19. Nxd6+ $5) 19... Kb8 20. Nxd6 (20. b3 $5) 20... Qg4 $1 21. h3 Qh5 {Diagram [#]} 22. f4 $2 {In next issue (p 63) J. H. Blake points out that 'they had fully taken into consideration Black's 20th move, and had they played} (22. Bf4 {instead of the move in text, tey would still have maintained the advantage of the pawn gained, and the superiority of position. As to how the bad move came to be played is a matter shrouded in some mystery, two players consulted on the moves. and it afterwards transpired that the one who had not to despatch the card had goen away with the impression that B to B4 (the right move) was the one decided on!}) 22... Rxd6 23. fxe5 (23. Rxd6 Nc4) 23... Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Qxe5 25. Qa4 Qg3 26. Bf2 Qf4 27. Rd1 f5 28. Qxc6 fxe4 29. g3 Qe5 30. Re1 Re8 31. Re2 g5 32. Re3 h5 33. Kf1 g4 34. hxg4 hxg4 35. Kg1 Re6 36. Qc3 Qf5 37. Qd4 Qh5 38. Rc3 (38. Rxe4 Rh6 $19) 38... Qh7 39. Rc4 Re8 40. a4 e3 $1 {A master stroke which wins by force in all variations} 41. Bxe3 Rh8 42. Kf1 Qh1+ 43. Bg1 Rf8+ 44. Ke1 Re8+ 45. Kd2 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Balson, H."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 28/6/1894"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 28/6/1894; score rather garbled in paper. The following is the last game played in our Correspondence tourney, No. 3. (White's name misprinted as Barlow.)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nge7 6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Ng6 8. Qd2 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 exd4 (10... Na5 {was played in the second Steinitz-Chigorin match}) 11. Bxd4 Na5 12. Be3 c6 13. h3 {The first in a series of dilatory waiting moves} (13. O-O $142) 13... Be7 14. Ne2 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Ng3 Bd7 17. Nh5 Nxb3 18. axb3 O-O 19. Bd4 Rf7 {TH: Black plays safe in view of the tournament situation} (19... Rf5 $5 20. Nxg7 Rd5 $13 {(more notes in paper)}) 20. b4 c5 21. bxc5 dxc5 22. Be3 Bc6 23. Qxd8+ Bxd8 24. Ke2 Nh4 25. Nxh4 (25. Ne5 Bxg2) 25... Bxh4 26. Rhg1 Re8 27. g3 Bf3+ 28. Kd2 Rd7+ 29. Kc1 Red8 30. b3 Be7 31. Nf4 Rd1+ 32. Kb2 Bf6+ 33. c3 Rxg1 34. Rxg1 b4 35. Ne6 Bxc3+ 36. Kc1 c4 37. bxc4 Rd6 38. Ng5 Bc6 39. c5 Rd7 40. f3 Rd3 41. Bf4 b3 42. Ne4 Bd4 43. Re1 b2+ 44. Kc2 Ra3 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Billups, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 24 Aug 1893"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 24 Aug 1893; game unfortunately garbled and I could not make sense of it until I transposed the early moves as printed (2 N-KB3 N-QB3 3 P-KN3 P-B3) to queenside. All then makes sense!} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bg2 Bg4 $6 {Premature} 6. h3 Be6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 {Serious loss of time} 9. Be3 g6 $2 {The direct cause of the early loss of the game; he sees too late that the QP will be fatally weak if the B go to Kt2.} 10. Qd2 Qe7 11. O-O-O Na6 12. Rhe1 O-O-O 13. Nf3 b6 14. Bg5 Bg7 15. e5 {White is now in a position to disdain capturing the pawn.} dxe5 16. Nxe5 Qf8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd7 Qb4 19. Qe2 {Resigns. The only move to avoid losing another piece is ...RxN, after which White can announce mate in 7,} 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Birks, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 24 Aug 1893"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 24 Aug 1893} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. h3 d6 7. Nge2 Be6 8. g4 $5 (8. f4) 8... Bxg4 $5 9. hxg4 Nxg4 10. d4 $8 exd4 11. Na4 Ba7 12. Ng3 Nge5 13. f4 Ng6 14. b3 Nh4 15. Bf1 Ne5 $4 {Paper has N-R4 but this must have been it, because it says Birks inadvertently set up the position with white pawn at f5.} (15... Qf6 $142) 16. fxe5 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "De Salis, Rodolph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Mail 31 Aug 1893"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Mail 31 Aug 1893} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. d3 a6 6. h3 d6 7. Nge2 Be6 8. g4 Ne7 {The position after White's last was identical with that in the game [of Blake] with Mr Birks} 9. f4 exf4 10. Nxf4 c6 11. Nce2 Ng6 12. d4 Nxf4 13. Bxf4 Ba7 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 {Black should here play 15...Qb6 before retreating his B} 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. O-O-O O-O 18. Ng3 Nxg4 $2 {This Kt would have been very useful for defensive purposes at K-sq presently; laying open his castled K to the white rooks must be fatal.} 19. hxg4 Bxg4 20. Rde1 Qc7 21. Bh3 Bxh3 22. Rxh3 f5 23. Reh1 h6 (23... g6 {and giving up his Q for the two rooks, would have enabled him to prolong the fight.}) 24. Bxh6 gxh6 {White announced mate in ten moves} 25. Qxh6 Qg7 {(best)} 26. Qe6+ Rf7 27. Nxf5 Qg5+ 28. Kb1 Bd4 (28... Qf6 29. Rh8+ Qxh8 30. Rxh8+ Kxh8 31. Qxf7 Bd4 32. Ne7 Bg7 33. Qh5+ Bh6 34. Qxh6# {Other variations for Balck yield an earlier mate}) 29. Nh6+ Qxh6 {(best)} 30. Rxh6 Bg7 31. Qg6 Rf1+ {(best)} 32. Rxf1 Rf8 33. Qe6+ Rf7 34. Qxf7# 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Kempson, M (19 cent)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 21 Sept 1893"]
[ECO "C25"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 21 Sept 1893} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 h6 6. Nge2 Be7 7. h3 Bd7 8. Be3 a6 9. Qd2 Qc8 10. f4 exf4 11. gxf4 Nh5 12. O-O-O f5 13. Nd5 Nf6 14. Nxe7 Nxe7 15. e5 Nfd5 16. Bd4 dxe5 17. Bxe5 O-O 18. Rhg1 Nf6 19. Qb4 c5 {Against the most natural-looking move,} (19... Nc6 {White had prepared the following combination} 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qe7+ Kh8 {best} 23. Rg1 Qd7 24. Bxf6+ Rxf6 25. Qxf6+ Kh7 26. Nd4 Rg8 {best} 27. Rxg8 Kxg8 28. Nxf5 {winning easily}) 20. Qxb7 Qxb7 21. Bxb7 Ra7 22. Bf3 Bc6 23. Bxc6 Nxc6 24. Bd6 Re8 25. Ng3 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Russell, John (Glasgow)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 7 June 1894"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Mail 7 June 1894; a lot of problems with misprints in this game score, making reconstruction difficult.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Ne2 c6 8. d3 Be6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. h3 {Mail has 10 B-KR3 which cannot be right} Qc7 11. Qd2 Nf6 12. c4 O-O 13. O-O Rfe8 14. Rfb1 (14. f4 {would only help Black, whose weakness is on the Q side.}) 14... b6 15. a4 Rab8 16. Nc1 e4 17. a5 c5 18. axb6 Rxb6 19. Rb3 Rxb3 20. cxb3 exd3 21. Nxd3 Bc8 {Paper has the ambiguous 'B to B'} 22. Nf4 {Black threatened 21 [sic] R to Q sq} Bb7 {Here Mail has 'B to K' which probbaly should be 'B to Kt 2'} 23. Qa2 Bxg2 24. Nxg2 (24. Kxg2 Qb7+ {followed by ...Rb8}) 24... Re7 25. Nf4 Qc8 {Here it has 'Q to B29'} 26. Qa5 Qc7 27. Qxc7 Rxc7 28. Ra6 Bf8 {A square too far, as Black finds presently} 29. Nd3 Nd7 30. Kf1 Be7 31. Ke2 Kf8 32. Kd2 Ke8 33. Bf4 Rb7 34. Rc6 Kd8 35. Kc2 g5 {The two "holes" left by the advance is fatal; a very quiet patient move, throwing on White the onus of creating his own opportunities for further attack, is what was called for. B to B sq [Bf8] or P to KR3 [...h6] would do.} 36. Bd6 Bxd6 37. Rxd6 Rc7 38. Rh6 (38. Ne5 {although winning a pawn, would probably only draw, e.g.} Ke7 39. Rc6 Rxc6 40. Nxc6+ Kd6 41. Nxa7 Ke5 {and the position of Black's King compensates for the pawn minus, which would, therefore, have won the wrong pawn.}) 38... Nf8 39. h4 gxh4 40. Rxh4 f6 41. Rh6 Ng6 42. Rh5 Ne5 43. Nxe5 fxe5 44. Rxe5 Kd7 45. g4 Kd6 46. Rf5 {Resigns. White's extra pawn on the kingside must now win easily.} 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fisher, WR."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Mail 9 Nov 1893, notes TBR"]
[ECO "C51"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Mail 9 Nov 1893. The following fine game was played in our pending Corr. Tourney. Fisher (Egham) v Blake (Soton) Possibly the William Rogers Fisher in Gaige p. 120} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Bb2 Nf6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Kh1 O-O 13. Qd3 f5 14. e5 {Probably} (14. Nc3 {was better; the tardy development of his Q-side was the weak point in White's conduct of the opening,}) 14... dxe5 15. Nxe5 Qd6 16. f4 f6 17. Nd2 Ng6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Rf3 {This and the next are of very doubtful value.} Bd7 20. g4 $2 Kg7 21. g5 fxg5 22. fxg5 Qe5 23. Rff1 {Better than moving the QR, in which Black would play KR to R sq, but the move made would enable White to reply Nf3, gaining time. Black now prefers therefore to complete his development.} Rae8 24. Nf3 Qe3 25. Qd1 (25. Rae1 {would be much better. Black, although a pawn up, would have to play very hard to make it effective in the ending that would ensue.}) 25... f4 26. Qc2 {Not bad. Black was threatening ...Bg4 or ...Bh3. This practically prevents either.} Bf5 (26... Bg4 27. Qg2 {and Black can hardly afford to take the Kt or he would be left with Bishops of different colours. White, therefore, gains time.}) (26... Bh3 27. Rae1 Qc5 {or ...Qa3} (27... Qxf3+ 28. Rxf3 Rxe1+ {as the Q would be able to draw in the subsequent ending.}) 28. Nh4 {Black cannot now play 28...Qd6 on account of 29 Qc3+ winning the B. He is, therefore, reduced to} Bf5 {permitting the exchange of his white B, which, as before, leaves him Bishops of opposite colours for the ending, In this last variation Black cannot afford in reply to Rae1 to play (Qxf3+ line)}) 27. Qb2+ Kf7 28. Rae1 {A fatal error, As Mr Fisher afterwards remarked,} (28. Kg2 {was much better}) 28... Qxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Rxe1+ 30. Bf1 Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1 Be4+ 32. Qg2 Bxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Be3 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Larminie, WR."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 14/12/1893"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 14/12/1893} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bb5 d6 8. f4 (8. O-O $142) 8... Qg6 9. O-O Qxe4 10. Re1 Bxd4 11. Bxc6+ (11. Bxd4 $142 Qg6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qe2) 11... Qxc6 12. Bxd4 Be6 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Nd2 Rae8 15. Rf1 Nf5 16. Nf3 Qd5 17. b3 Qa5 18. Bf2 Ne7 19. Nd4 Qh5 20. h3 Nd5 21. Be1 Bd7 22. Bd2 a6 23. c4 Nf6 24. Rae1 c5 25. Ne2 Bf5 26. Qf3 Qxf3 27. Rxf3 d5 28. cxd5 Nxd5 29. Nc3 Nb4 30. Na4 Rxe1+ 31. Bxe1 Nd3 32. Bf2 Be4 33. Rg3 Rc8 34. Bxc5 $6 b5 35. Bd4 bxa4 36. Bxg7 f5 37. Be5+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Monck, William H Stanley"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 21/12/1893"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 21/12/1893} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. Bb5 Bb6 9. O-O d6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bg5 $2 Qg6 12. Bxe7 cxb5 13. Qd5 (13. Bxf8 $145 $4 Bh3) 13... Be6 14. Qg5 (14. Qxb5 Rae8 15. Bh4 (15. Qg5 Rxe7 16. Qxe7 Bh3 17. g3 f6 {and the Q is trapped}) 15... Qxe4 16. Qg5 h6 17. Qg3 g5 {winning a piece}) 14... Qxg5 15. Bxg5 f5 16. Nd2 $2 (16. exf5 Rxf5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Rxf1+ 19. Kxf1 Bc4+ 20. Ke1 Re8 21. Na3 Rxe3+) 16... f4 17. Nf3 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Nxg5 Rae8 21. b3 Rf6 22. Kh1 Bd7 23. Rae1 Kg7 24. Nf3 Rfe6 25. Nd2 Bc6 26. f3 d5 27. h3 dxe4 28. fxe4 Bxe4 29. Nxe4 Rxe4 30. Rd1 c6 31. Rd7+ Kg6 32. Rd6+ Kg7 33. a4 Re1 34. Rd1 Rxf1+ 35. Rxf1 bxa4 36. bxa4 Re4 37. Ra1 Rc4 38. a5 Bc5 39. Rc1 Bb4 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sandford, Philip G"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 21/6/1894"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Mail correspondence tourney no.3; cutting in Purser scrapbook undated but final note was 'The close of the tourney may also have contributed to Mr Blake's being satisfied with a draw.' Sandford, an MA from Galway (earlier Dublin) and obit of him appeared a few years later in Weekly Irish Times column.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Qe2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Bb2 Re8 {Seems stronger than the usual moves} 9. Qe3 {Also an innovation, but of questionable value} Nc6 10. Bb5 {Should have been 10 Be2. Black's reply threatens ...Nc4.} Nd6 $1 11. Be2 f6 12. c4 Nf7 13. cxd5 Ncxe5 14. Qb3 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Qe7 16. Qe3 Bf5 $1 17. O-O-O {Pressure must be relieved even at the cost of two pawns.} Qd6 18. Qf2 Qxd5 19. f4 Qxa2 20. Rhg1 Be6 21. Rg3 (21. Qg2 {would have been answered by} g6 {but would have made Black's attack irresistible.}) 21... Bf5 {Cutting has error "R-Kt3" and pencil correction by Purser isn't clear. This is the only move to make sense of the following moves.} 22. Qd4 Red8 {Just says "R to Q sq"; which rook? Purser pencil says KR} 23. Bc4 Rxd4 (23... Qb1+ 24. Kxb1 Rxd4 {had also much to recommend it.}) 24. Bxa2 Re4 25. Bd5 Ree8 26. h4 g6 27. d3 {At last. White should have played this before but was a move behind. TH: why not Bxf6} Kg7 28. h5 c5 29. Rdg1 {A feint to induce Black's next move, the only careless one.} Nd6 30. h6+ {Of course Black cannot take this pawn.} Kf8 31. Bxf6 Be6 32. Be4 Bf5 {Drawn by repetition. (NB Dudley Herald adds 33rd moves] The alternative} (32... Nxe4 33. dxe4 {would leave Bishops of opposite colours.}) 33. Bd5 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1892.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wisbey, JC."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Ev Mail 14/12/93; Bristol Merc12/5/94"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 14/12/1893; Bristol Mercury 12/5/1894} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. c3 Bd7 5. Ba4 $6 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 Nge7 8. Bc2 O-O 9. Na3 h6 10. Nc4 exd4 11. Nxd4 f5 12. exf5 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Nxf5 14. Ne3 Kh7 15. Nxf5 Bxf5 16. Be3 c6 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Bb3 Rae8 19. Rac1 Re4 20. Rc4 d5 21. Rc5 Re7 (21... Re6 $142) 22. Rfc1 Rfe8 23. Bd1 h5 24. b4 $2 Bh6 25. b5 $2 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Bxe3+ 27. Qxe3 Rxe3 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. h3 Qb8 30. Rxc6 Qg3 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bellingham, George Edward H"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Bellingham, Dudley Herald 17/3/1894"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dudley Herald 17/3/1894} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 {Recommended by Steinitz, as giving at least an equal game.} 4. c3 Bd7 5. d4 Nge7 6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Ng6 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. Nf1 O-O 10. Ng3 {Steinitz considers that White has not time to bring the Kt round in this fashion.} exd4 11. cxd4 {Here probably} (11. Bc4+ {was best, retrading as it does the advance of Black's QP, and also opening up a variety of King's side attacks.}) 11... d5 $1 12. exd5 Na5 13. Bd3 Be8 14. h4 {The QP cannot be defended permanently, and White is, therefore, justified in making the most of his attacking possibilities.} Qxd5 15. Qc2 Bb4+ 16. Kf1 Bb5 $1 17. Bxb5 {Black threatened BxBch, 18 QxB KtK4!} Qxb5+ 18. Kg1 f5 19. h5 Ne7 20. Bf4 Bd6 $1 {Black shows excellent position judgment in offering the isolation of a P, as he would be able to seize the open file with his Rs, and would certainly obtain a superior if not a winning game.} 21. Rh4 {Seizing the opportune moment to bring this idle R into play} Nac6 22. Re1 Rae8 {We prefer} (22... Rad8 {here, preventing the unnecessary isolation of the QBP.}) 23. Bxd6 cxd6 24. Rf4 Qd5 25. Nxf5 $1 Nxf5 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Qxf5 Qxf5 28. Rxf5 a6 $1 29. Kf1 h6 $1 30. g3 Re4 31. Rd5 Re6 32. Rf5 Re4 33. Rd5 Re6 {TH: White could take a draw by repetition but prefers to play on.} 34. Nh4 Kf7 35. Nf5 Ne7 36. Nxe7 Kxe7 37. Ra5 Re4 38. Ra3 $1 Rxd4 39. Rb3 b5 40. Ra3 Rd5 41. g4 Rd4 42. f3 b4 43. Rxa6 b3 $1 {Forces a draw, says Bellingham} 44. Ke2 bxa2 45. Rxa2 Rb4 46. Ke3 Ke6 47. Ra7 Kf6 48. Rd7 Rxb2 49. Rxd6+ Ke5 50. Rd7 Rb3+ 51. Ke2 Kf6 52. Rd3 Rb4 53. Ke3 Ke5 54. Rd7 Rb3+ 55. Ke2 Kf6 56. Rd3 Rb4 57. Ke3 Ke5 58. Rc3 Rb5 59. f4+ Kf6 60. Rc6+ Kf7 61. Ke4 Ra5 62. Rd6 Rb5 63. Rd5 Rb4+ 64. Kf5 Rb7 65. g5 hxg5 66. fxg5 g6+ $1 67. hxg6+ Kg7 68. Rd6 Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-3 1892-4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Winn, RM."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dub Ev. Mail 22/2/1894"]
[ECO "C25"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1892.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Evening Mail 22 Feb 1894, from Mail tourney of 1892-4} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 Nge7 6. d3 d6 7. Be3 h6 {Black does not carry on his policy of imitation quite long enough; he could safely do so another move or two.} 8. Qd2 Be6 9. d4 Nxd4 (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Qd7 {would be much better; the exchange of Kts cramps Black, while leaving White plenty of space.}) 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Bxd4 f6 12. Ne2 Qd7 13. Nf4 Rf8 14. Qd3 c5 {Black probably ahs nothing better than P-QR3 [a6]; the advance of the QBP weakens his Q side terribly.} 15. Bc3 O-O-O 16. Ba5 c4 {Necessary, for if} (16... b6 17. Qa6+ Kb8 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Qxb6+ Kc8 20. e5 {and wins}) 17. Qa3 b6 18. Bc3 Kb8 19. O-O-O g5 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Bb4 Nc8 22. Qa6 Rf7 23. Rd5 Rc7 24. Rhd1 Rc6 {This enables White to bring is KB to bear at once, and was therefore a fatal error;} (24... Bf8 {was best; Black, of course, was [sic] the QBP, but would after that be able to make a good struggle.}) 25. e5 fxe5 26. Rxd6 {Resigns, for if} Nxd6 (26... Rdxd6 27. Bxd6+ Nxd6 28. Bxc6 Kc7 29. Bd5 {and White wins easily}) 27. Bxc6 Kc7 28. Rxd6 {wins a piece. Therefore Black can only play (26...QRxB line)} 1-0

[Event "Elwell-McCarthy match 1893/4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "McCarthy"]
[Black "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Dudley Herald 3/3/1894"]
[ECO "C52"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1893.??.??"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dudley Herald 3/3/1894. 'The following games were played by corr. between Mr McCarthy, of Birmingham, and Mr Elwell, a strong player of the Southampton Chess Club.'} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Rd1 b5 12. Nxb5 Rb8 13. Bd3 Qg4 14. Be2 a6 15. Ng5 Qf5 16. g4 Qg6 17. h4 h5 $1 18. Bd3 f5 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Bb2 Qf4 21. Bxg7 d5 22. Bg6+ $5 {Subordinating brute force to brilliancy. We have a lurking regard, however, for brute force, as exemplified by} (22. Bxh8) 22... Nxg6 23. Qxd5 Nge7 24. Re1 Qxg4+ 25. Kf1 Bd7 26. Bxh8 Ne5 27. Qxe5 $2 (27. Nd4 $142 {to which there does not appear to be a satisfactory reply, e.g.} N5g6 28. Qf7+ Kd8 29. Rxe7 Nxe7 30. Bf6 Bb4 31. Qf8+ Be8 32. Nc6+ $18) 27... Bxb5+ 28. Re2 Bxe2+ 29. Qxe2 Qxh4 30. Nf3 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Rb6 32. Ne5 Bc3 33. Rd1 Bxe5 34. Bxe5 h4 35. Re1 Re6 36. Qe4 Qf5 37. Qxh4 Ng6 (37... Rxe5 $2 38. Qh8+) 38. Qa4+ c6 39. Bc3 Rxe1+ 40. Bxe1 Qg5+ 41. Kh1 Qh5+ 42. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elwell-McCarthy match 1893/4"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Black "McCarthy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dudley Herald 3/3/1894"]
[ECO "C13"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1893.??.??"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. e5 Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 f6 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Qd2 h6 14. Rae1 Bd7 15. b4 Bb6 16. Re2 Rad8 17. Bb5 Nd4 18. Bxd7 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Rxd7 20. Na4 Rd6 21. Nxb6 Rxb6 22. Rd1 Rc8 23. Ne5 Qf5 24. c4 dxc4 25. g4 Qf4 26. Rd7 c3 0-1

[Event "unknown event"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Braund, Frederick Norman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Blake, Dudley Herald 19/5/1894; BCM 1894"]
[ECO "C60"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1893.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{BCM 1894 p73 just says 'played by corr. last year', so cannot ahve been the LMI game (which I found elsewhere) Dudley Herald 19/5/1894} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 {Advocated by L.P.Rees} 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Nce7 7. Nc3 {Here Mr Rees (and the Modern Chess Instructor) gave} (7. O-O {but we belive that Black can continue} c6 8. Bc4 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 {with at least an equal game.} ({not} 9... cxd5 {as given by the authorities mentioned})) 7... Nf6 ({Even after the text-move we think} 7... c6 {and 8...d5 must be superior to 7...Nf6, which gives White too free a game.}) 8. e5 Nfd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Ne7 {Better than} (10... Nb6 {which allows White to get a winning attack, commencing} 11. Bg5) 11. Ng5 O-O 12. Bc4 Qe8 13. O-O b6 {He could now play} (13... h6 {14...Nf5 and 15...d6.}) 14. Bd2 a5 15. Rae1 Bb7 16. d5 h6 17. Ne4 Nf5 18. f4 h5 19. Ng3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Qe7 21. f5 $1 Bxe5 22. fxg6 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Qd6 24. Qd3 Bg7 25. gxf7+ Rxf7 26. Rxf7 Kxf7 27. Bf4 Qc5 {White announced mate in nine moves, commencing} 28. d6+ (28. d6+ {Black's only reply to prolong the game to the number stated is} Qxc4 {for} (28... Kf8 {leads to mate in one less, [TH: Fritz8 doesn't agree, announcing mate in 13 from here by 29 Re7 or mate in 15 by 29 Rf1. What did Blake have in mind? Did he overlook ...Bxg2+ in many variations postpones the mate?]}) ({and} 28... Kf6 {to mate in two less.})) 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barnett, HH."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Dublin Ev Mail 27/12/1894"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Bd3 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Ne7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Rd1 Qd6 14. O-O Be6 15. d5 Bd7 16. Rfe1 Bg4 17. Qc4 Rad8 {Losing a pawn; surprising Blake missed this (TH)} 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qxg4 Rfe8 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Ne4 Qg6 22. Qxg6 Nxg6 23. Nc3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 a6 25. g3 Kf8 26. f4 Ne7 27. Re5 g6 28. g4 f6 29. Re4 Nxd5 30. Rd4 c6 31. Nxd5 cxd5 32. Kf2 Ke7 33. h4 Kd6 34. Rd3 Rh8 35. Rh3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Andrews, RH."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Mail 16/4/1896; Bristol Mercury 25/4/1896"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 16/4/1896; Bristol Mercury 25/4/1896} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Nc3 d6 8. h3 Na5 9. Be3 Nxb3 10. axb3 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 Ne8 $2 (12... b4) 13. Nd2 b4 14. Nd5 f5 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. exf5 d5 17. Rae1 Qd6 18. f4 Rxf5 19. Qg4 Bc8 20. fxe5 Rxe5 21. Qd4 Re6 22. Nf3 Bd7 23. Bf4 Qb6 24. Rxe6 Bxe6 25. Qxb6 cxb6 26. Re1 Bf7 27. Re7 b5 28. Be5 Kf8 29. Rb7 Be6 30. Nd4 Bc8 31. Rb6 Bd7 32. Kf2 Ke7 33. Ke3 Kd8 34. Kf4 h6 35. g4 Ke7 36. Bb8 Kf7 37. h4 g6 38. g5 hxg5+ 39. hxg5 a5 40. Rb7 Ke7 41. Nc6+ Ke6 42. Ne5 d4 (42... Bc8 43. Rb6+ Ke7 44. Nxg6+ Kf7 45. Ne5+ Ke7 46. Rxb5) 43. Nxd7 Kd5 44. Rb6 a4 45. Rxg6 Ra5 {White mates in five} 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Bowley, AA."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 29/11/1894"]
[ECO "C25"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 29/11/1894} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a6 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6 7. h3 Nge7 {Intending to meet the advance of White's f-pawn by the same advance on Black's part, and thus altogether prevent f4-f5, often a strong move for White in this opening.} 8. O-O Qd7 9. Kh2 O-O {But he temporize s too long, and enables White to transfer his own advance to the centre, which detsroys much of the value of Black's.} 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 f5 12. d4 Bf7 13. Qd2 fxe4 14. Nxe4 h6 15. Rad1 {In view of his 22nd move, it may be thought that the R should go at once to K1, but in that case there would be no motive for Black's exchange of pawns, and the R would have had no scope.} exd4 16. exd4 Bc4 {Of very doubtful value} (16... Rae8 {was much better,}) 17. h4 Qg4 {Which results in the Q presently getting cut off in the enemy's camp} 18. Rxf8+ Rxf8 19. Nf4 Nf5 20. Bh3 Qf3 21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Re1 g5 {Whether this was intended merely to release the Q, or more was expected to result from the 24th move, is not clear; in either case it is too venturesome; probably} (22... Bf7 {to be followed by ...d5 was best.}) 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Nh3 Bd5 25. Nexg5 Qh5 26. g4 Qxg4 27. Rg1 Qh5 {note g} 28. Ne4+ Kf7 29. Ng3 Qg4 30. Nxf5 Qxf5 31. Re1 {Far better than forcing exchange of Qs. Black's reply is immediately fatal.} Qf6 32. Qe2 Kg7 33. Rg1+ Kh6 34. Qe3+ 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Monck, William H Stanley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Bristol Mercury; CPC 17/4/1895"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
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{From Purser scrapbook; 1895 handwritten in ink on cutting. Event unidentified but must be either a Fraser or more likely) Rowland corr tourney. Later found in CPC xiii (17 April 1895) p68, taken from Bristol Mercury corr tourney [=Dublin Mail tourney?]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Qb6 8. Nce2 O-O 9. c3 a5 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxd4 12. cxd4 (12. Qxd4 {is also strong, probably better than the text move.}) (12. hxg4 {is out of the question; Black replies} Bxf2+ 13. Rxf2 Nxg4 {etc. with a fine game}) 12... Be6 {If} (12... Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxd4 {White recovers his pawn with the much superior game by} 14. Rd1) 13. Qc2 (13. d5 {was best here}) 13... Na6 14. Be3 Nb4 15. Qd1 d5 {Black should have played} (15... Bxa2 {[and] if} 16. b3 a4 {releasing his Bishop with a good game on the queenside}) 16. a3 Na6 17. e5 Nd7 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. Rac1 f6 {A weak move, which loses.} (19... a4 {was the correct play, intending to follow with 20...Nb6 and 21...Nc4. White thought of sacrificing the exchange in that event, in order to have a free hand on the kingside, by N-f4-h5 and perhaps Nxg7.} 20. Nf4 $145 Nb6 21. Nh5 Nc4 22. Rxc4 dxc4 23. Nxg7 $5) 20. Nf4 Kf7 {A desperate remedy} 21. Qe2 {The only reply to extract any lasting advantage} g6 {Not immediately necessary} (21... fxe5 22. Nxe6 Kxe6 23. dxe5 {leaves him still in difficulties, but is not so fatal for the time being.}) 22. Nxe6 Kxe6 23. Bxd5+ cxd5 {If 23...Kxd5 White forces mate easily.} 24. Rxc7 Nxc7 25. exf6 Kf7 26. Bf4 Ne6 27. Bd6 Rfe8 28. Qb5 Red8 29. Qxd5 Nxf6 30. Qxb7+ Nd7 31. Re1 Rac8 32. Qf3+ Nf6 33. Be5 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Sandford, Philip G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 26/9/1895"]
[ECO "C26"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 26/9/1895 The following fine game was played in our Correspondence Tourney:} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. d3 a6 6. Nge2 Ng4 {A premature attack. It requires to be met with great accuracy but, given that condition, it must come out to the disadvantage of Black.} 7. O-O h5 8. h3 {Necessary; otherwise Black plays ...Nxh2!} h4 9. Nd5 (9. hxg4 $145 hxg3 10. Nxg3 Qh4 11. Nh5) 9... d6 (9... Nxf2 $145 {9...Bxf2+ comes to the same and so possibly does 9...hxg3 10 Nxg3 Nxf2} 10. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 11. Kxf2 hxg3+ 12. Nxg3 d6) 10. c3 (10. hxg4 $145) 10... hxg3 11. Nxg3 Qh4 (11... Nxf2 $145 12. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2) 12. Qf3 {White could now venture on} (12. d4 exd4 13. Nxc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 dxc3 15. Qf3 {but the succeeding positions would be very hazardous, and the slightest slip on White''s part would allow Black to retrieve himself.}) 12... Nh2 {Desperation, hoping White might miss the right 14th move} 13. Kxh2 Bxh3 14. Rh1 Bg4+ 15. Kg1 Qxh1+ 16. Bxh1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 O-O-O 18. b4 Ba7 19. a4 Rde8 20. b5 Nd8 21. Nf5 Ne6 22. Bg4 Rh7 23. b6 Bb8 24. bxc7 Bxc7 25. Ba3 Reh8 26. Kg2 Rd8 27. Rb1 Rd7 28. Nfe7+ Kb8 29. Nxc7 Kxc7 30. Nd5+ Kd8 31. Rb6 Rh6 32. Kg3 Rg6 33. Kf3 Ke8 34. Bf5 Rh6 35. Ke3 {These manoeuvres of the king were necessary to prevent Black effecting wholesale exchanges, and coming out with R against two minor pieces only, in which case White would have great difficulty in winning.} Kd8 36. Bxd6 Nf4 {On the off-chance of White taking the Kt. He could have resisted a little longer by} (36... Rh1) 37. Bxd7 Kxd7 38. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Trenchard, Herbert William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 14/3/1895"]
[ECO "C36"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 $2 {This is now an untenable line of defence, for supposing Wite content to play for the smallest margin of advantage, he has only to continue (5 Qe2+ line)} 5. Bc4 (5. Qe2+ Ne7 {or 5...Be7} 6. Nxg5 {White has completely ruined Balck's kingside, and has besides a majority of pans on the queenside even after the capture of the advanced d-pawn. Balck should therefore play 4...Bd6.}) 5... Qe7+ 6. Qe2 Qxe2+ 7. Bxe2 f6 8. Nc3 Kf7 9. Bc4 Kg7 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 {There was nothing lost by 11 a4 here, stopping Black's threatened advance} b5 12. Bd3 Kf7 13. Ne4 h6 14. h4 Bg7 15. d6 (15. hxg5 fxg5 16. Nexg5+ {Doesn't say which N takes P} hxg5 17. Rxh8 Bxb2) 15... c6 16. O-O-O g4 17. Nd4 f5 18. Nc5 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Nf6 20. Rhf1 Rd8 21. Be5 Nbd7 22. Nxd7 Nxd7 23. Bxf4 Nc5 24. Bxf5 Bxf5 25. Be3 Nb7 {His best course was} (25... Nd3+ 26. cxd3 Ke6 {pushing the chance of White's being unable to fore the game with B's of opposite colours.}) 26. Rxf5+ Ke6 27. Rdf1 Rxd6 28. Rf6+ Kd7 29. Rf7+ Kc8 30. Bb6 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Winn, RM."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 14/3/1895"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{From Purser scrapbook in NLI.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. Qe2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bf4 Rb8 10. Nd2 Re8 11. e5 Bf8 12. Nb3 Nd7 13. Be3 Nb6 {The players have been following a consultation game, Blackburne and Zukertort v Steinitz and Potter. Black here deviates from the model game prematurely; the allies played ...c5, which is better than the text move.} 14. Rad1 Na4 {Somewhere after this the game ceases to make sense... All moves as printed are legal but why does Black blunder a piece and White not take it?} 15. c4 Nc5 {TH: don't comprehend this} 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 {This doesn't make sense; why not 17 Bxc5. Has a move been omitted? It would make sense if white e-pawn had been exchanged for Black f-pawn as then the B would be pinned.} 17. Qc2 Bf8 {A pawn must be lost somewhere} 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Rd4 g6 {Very hazardous; the four kingside passed pawns would be worth the piece even if no attack were threatened as well.} 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Qxg6 Rb4 {This allows White to recover the piece at the least;} (22... Re6 {to which White might answer} 23. Qf7 {would be much better}) 23. Rxb4 Bxb4 24. Bg5 Be7 {There was now nothing better than to take the white B with Q.} 25. Bf6+ Bxf6 26. exf6 Qd7 27. f7 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Briggs, Hugh Currer"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Evening Mail 10/1/1895"]
[ECO "C33"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Evening Mail 10/1/1895 in Purser scrapbook} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. Bxd5 Qh4+ 5. Kf1 g5 6. Nf3 Qh5 7. h4 Bg7 8. d4 Ne7 9. Nc3 h6 10. Kg1 Qg6 11. Bc4 Bg4 12. Nb5 Qc6 {The play is all "book" so far. But here the German Handbuch gives ...Na6 which turns the game in White's favour before long. The next [TH: misprint for "text" perhaps] move, recommended by Herr Cordel, is better.} 13. Qe2 {On every groudn the Q should go here to d3. It would have pevented Black's 15th move, besides unpinning the Kt, and rendering c2-c3 not immediately necessary.} a6 14. c3 Nd7 15. Na3 Nf6 16. Bd5 {Black threatens to get a Kt to g3 and White judges it to be absolutely necessary to prevent that. He does not get at all a good game by} (16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Ne5+ Kf8 18. Nxg4 {best} Nxe4 {but it seems on the whole to be about as good as that actually obtained.}) 16... Nfxd5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Bd2 O-O-O 19. Qxe7 {This capture shortens the game a good deal.} Rhe8 20. Qc5 {If he tried to keep the piece by} (20. Qb4 {Black can play} Re2 {threatening mate in 8 commencing ...Rxg2+. If} 21. Rh2 {then} Bxf3 {with a winning attack.}) 20... Bxf3 21. Qxd5 Bxd5 22. Kf2 c5 {To take the g-pwn with B and recover the piece by ...Re2+ would give White a good attack afterwards by hxg5 and Rh7; the next [text?] move threatens to win the g-pawn without running the same risk.} (22... Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Re2+ 24. Kf3 Rxd2 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Rh7) 23. Rh2 cxd4 24. c4 Be4 25. Rc1 d3 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chatto, James Thomas C"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 13/12/1894"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 13/12/1894} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. d4 Bd7 7. Nbd2 exd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. e5 Ne4 12. O-O Bg7 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5 Rd8 15. Rd1 f6 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 fxe5 18. Qxb7 O-O 19. Bd2 Qf7 20. Qb3 Rd5 21. dxe5 Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 c6 23. Be3 Qf7 24. Rxd5 cxd5 25. e6 Qxe6 26. Bxa7 Kh8 {'weak' says Rowland} 27. Rd1 Qe5 28. Bc5 Rf5 29. Bg1 Qxb2 30. Qxb2 Bxb2 31. g4 Rf4 32. Rxd5 Rxg4 33. Bf2 h5 34. Rd2 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Crewe, W Outram"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 16/1/1896"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 16/1/1896} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Nf1 c6 9. Ng3 O-O 10. h3 $2 Ng6 11. Qe2 d5 12. Bb3 dxe4 13. dxe4 Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. Nf1 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Re8 17. Ne5 Qf6 18. Kd1 Rxe5 19. Qf3 Bf5 20. Nd2 Rd8 21. Kc1 Bc5 22. a3 Be3 23. fxe3 fxe3 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Bd1 e2 27. Bxe2 Bxg2 28. Rd1 Rde8 29. Bd3 f5 30. Kd2 Be4 31. Rg1+ Kf8 32. Bxe4 fxe4 33. Rg2 e3+ 34. Ke2 Rd8 35. Rd1 Rxd1 36. Kxd1 Rd5+ 37. Ke2 Rd2+ 38. Kf3 Rxg2 39. Kxg2 f5 40. Kf3 f4 41. b4 b5 42. Ke2 Kf7 43. Kf3 Ke6 44. Ke2 Kd5 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Erskine, Henry"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 10/1/1895"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Source: EV. Mail 10/1/995 in Purser cuttings book. Our Correspondence Tourney} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Nc3 {This gives a more interesting ga,me than the orthodox move 6 Bxc6 (which leads in dull positions); but the soundness of the sacrifice of the P is doubtful.} Nxb5 7. Nxb5 a6 8. Nc3 exd4 9. Re1+ Be7 10. Nd5 O-O 11. Nxe7+ Nxe7 12. Qxd4 d5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 b6 {Hitherto the players have folowed a variation in the German Handbuch, which here makes Black play} (14... Nf5 15. Qc5 c6 {and after carryin g the game a few moevs further, decides that White's position is an equivalent for the Pawn. Black's innovation is apparently a great improvement on the book move.}) 15. Bf4 {White objected to playing 15 b4 here for the erason that it would weaken his queenside pawns, but by not making that move he allows Black to establish his queenside pawns very strongly.} c5 16. Qd2 Bg4 17. Nh4 {A miscalculation; after [19 Bxg5 line]} Rf7 18. Qe3 g5 19. Qg3 (19. Bxg5 fxg5 20. Qxg5+ {Black maintains the piece ahead by} Ng6 {White sees this toolate.}) 19... h5 {This secures the gain of a piece, and practically the game however White continue.} 20. Bc7 Qd7 21. Bxb6 gxh4 22. Qa3 c4 23. h3 Bf5 24. Bc5 Nc6 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fisher, WR."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 19 Mar 1896"]
[ECO "C52"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 19 Mar 1896 Fisher from Egham} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Ba3 O-O 12. Rad1 b5 13. Bd3 Qh5 14. Ne4 Rb8 15. Nfg5 h6 (15... Kh8 $2 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Qa3 {wins a piece}) 16. Nf6+ gxf6 17. Nh7 Qxe5 18. Bb2 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Qa3 Qb4 21. Qc1 Qh4 22. g3 Qh3 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. Qb2 Bb7 25. Be4 {Better to have retained the B and played} (25. f3) 25... Bxe4 26. Nxe4+ Kh7 27. Nf6+ Kg6 28. Rd4 h5 29. Rh4 Qf5 30. Rxh5 Qxf6 31. Rh6+ Kxh6 32. Qxf6+ Ng6 33. f4 Rb6 34. Qg5+ Kg7 35. f5 Rf6 36. h4 c6 37. fxg6 fxg6 38. Rxf6 Rxf6 39. Qe5 Kf7 40. Kg2 Bb6 41. g4 d6 42. Qg5 Kg7 43. h5 Bd4 44. hxg6 d5 45. Qh4 Rxg6 46. Qe7+ Kh6 47. Qf8+ Bg7 {'and after a few more moves the games was drawn'} (47... Kh7 {would have been better for if} 48. Qf5 Bf6 {the Ps should win}) 48. Qf4+ Kh7 49. g5 Bf6 50. Qc7+ {not clear from note if these moves actually played} Rg7 51. Qxc6 Bxg5 $6 {51...Rxg5+ looks safer (TH)} 52. Qxd5 Bd2+ {maybe?} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-4 1894-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1894.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wheeler, AW."]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Mail & Warder? (Purser scrapbook)"]
[ECO "C62"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1894.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nge7 6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Ng6 8. Qd2 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 exd4 11. Nxd4 $2 {A mistake. He should play} (11. Bxd4 {when Black would play} Na5 {and thje B must retreat to e3 again, after which Black has no difficulty in castling. For this reason it is probable that Lasker's treatment of Steinitz's defence is better than Chigorin's (the present one.}) 11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 c5 13. Qd5 c4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Qxc4 Qa5 16. Qd5 Qxd5 17. Nxd5 Kd8 18. f4 f5 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. e5 dxe5 21. O-O-O Rb7 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Bb6+ Kc8 24. Rxd7 Kxd7 25. fxe5 Nxe5 {Resigns} 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-5 1896-8"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1896.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Briggs, Hugh Currer"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Mail 10 June 1897"]
[ECO "C33"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1896.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail, 10 June 1897; Rev Briggs from Birmingham, Thomas from Southsea.} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 g5 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. g3 fxg3 7. Qf3 g2+ 8. Kxg2 Nh6 9. Nd5 Kd8 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qg3 Qxg3+ 12. hxg3 Ng4 13. Nf3 c6 14. Nb4 (14. Nxd4 {is obviously better.}) 14... Be3 15. Bxf7 {15 Nxg5 looks better.} h6 16. Nd3 {What is this for? 16 Bh5 is better; now Black starts to get developed and defends well. It is no longer clear whether White has enough compensation.} Bxc1 17. Raxc1 Rf8 18. Bh5 d6 19. Rhe1 Nf6 20. Bg6 Rg8 21. Bf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Nbd7 23. Re6 Kc7 24. Rh1 Rh8 25. Nd4 a6 26. b4 Rh7 {Here the paper says White resigned. Although a pawn down, he is far from lost so presumably this is the point where he withdrew from the event, for personal reasons unconnected with the game. However this is probably the first published win by the future British champion and international master who was only fifteen at the start of the game.} 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-5 1896-8"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1896.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Monck, William H Stanley"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Mail 19/8/1897"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1896.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Dublin Mail 19/8/1897} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bc4 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. d3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Qe3 h6 11. Bf4 c6 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bd6 15. f4 Qe7 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. f5 Bh7 18. fxe6 O-O 19. exf7+ Kh8 20. O-O-O Bg6 21. g5 hxg5 22. Qxg5 Bxf7 23. Rhg1 Ne8 24. Ne4 Qh6 25. Qxh6+ gxh6 26. Rdf1 {The paper has a few notes by the winner.} 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-5 1896-8"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1896.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Beale, HB."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dublin Mail 21/4/1898"]
[ECO "C31"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1896.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Mail 21/4/1898; Beale of Hyde Court} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qe6 5. fxe5 Qxe5+ 6. Be2 Bd6 7. Nf3 Qe7 8. d4 Be6 9. O-O c6 10. d5 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Bc5+ 12. Kh1 Qd6 13. Bc4 Ne7 14. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-5 1896-8"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1896.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Jones, Russell Francis B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Dublin Mail 27/10/1898"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1896.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Mail 27/10/1898; Jones of Dover} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Rxe5+ Be7 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Bb3 Bf6 10. Re1 Nf5 11. c3 d5 12. d4 g6 13. Na3 a5 14. Bf4 c6 15. Bc2 Be7 16. Bxf5 Bxf5 17. Nc2 Bxc2 18. Qxc2 Bd6 19. Qd2 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Qb6 21. Rab1 Rfe8 22. Re5 Qb5 23. Qe3 c5 24. dxc5 Rxe5 25. Qxe5 Re8 26. a4 $5 (26. Qxd5 $145 Qxb2 27. Qb3) 26... Qxa4 27. Qxd5 Qc2 28. Qd1 Qf5 29. b4 Re2 30. f3 Rd2 31. Qxd2 Qxb1+ 32. Kf2 a4 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. Qd4+ Kg8 35. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail tourney-5 1896-8"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1896.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Sandford, Philip G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Dublin Evening Mail 28 April 1898"]
[ECO "C51"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1896.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{Dublin Evening Mail 28 April 1898} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. O-O d6 {An unusual defence to this variation} 6. c3 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Qf6 10. Bg5 Qg6 11. d5 Nce7 {Black had to provide against Qa4+} 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. e5 Nfxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd6 O-O 16. Be7 {The situation now critical for Black} Rfe8 17. Ne5 Qf5 18. Nc4 $1 Nxe7 19. dxe7 Rxe7 20. a4 Qf4 21. Nxb6 axb6 22. Qb3 c5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Rfe1 c4 25. Qb4 Rf7 26. f3 Qd4+ 27. Kh1 Rc7 28. Ra2 $2 Qc5 29. Qc3 Qa5 {If Black can exchange queens, ..b5 ought to win} 30. Qc1 Rd8 31. Rxe6 Rcd7 $1 32. Qxc4 {This valuable passed pawn was a great temptation, but could not be safely taken.} Rd1+ 33. Re1+ Kh8 34. Rf1 Qd5 (34... Qd5 {Resigns. If} 35. Qe2 {(best)} Rxf1+ 36. Qxf1 Qxa2 37. h3 Qc2 38. Qb5 Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Qc7+ 40. g3 Qc2+ {and mates}) 0-1

[Event "corr"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1897.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "WJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Penny Illustrated Paper 13/11/1897"]
[ECO "A85"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1897.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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{From Gunsberg's column in the Penny Illustrated Paper of 13/11/1897. Black identified as 'W.J.' Those initials do not match any of his opponents in the Dublin Evening Mail tournament.} 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. a3 c6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 a6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 Ne8 9. Bf4 d6 10. h3 Nd7 11. Qc2 Rf7 12. O-O-O Nf8 13. g4 Ng6 14. Ne2 Bd7 15. gxf5 exf5 16. Rdg1 Nxf4 17. Nxf4 Bh4 18. c5 Bf6 19. h4 d5 20. h5 Qc7 21. h6 g6 22. Bxf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Bxd4 24. Rxg6+ Kh8 25. Rhg1 Bxb2+ 26. Kc2 hxg6 27. Nxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Northants v Sussex"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1897.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cree, Rev Dr"]
[Black "Kensington, Col"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Brighton Society 5 June 1897"]
[ECO "C37"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1897.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Brighton Society 5 June 1897. 'Played in the Correspondence Tourney between Northamptonshire and Sussex'.} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 gxf3 6. Qxf3 d5 7. Bxd5 c6 $2 (7... Nh6) 8. Bb3 (8. Bxf7+ $5) 8... Qxd4 9. Bxf4 Nf6 10. Nd2 Bg4 (10... Bg7 11. Bxb8 Rxb8 12. Qg3 O-O 13. Qxb8 Qe3+ 14. Kf1 Qxd2) 11. Qg3 Rg8 (11... Na6) 12. Bxb8 Nxe4 13. Qe5+ Qxe5 14. Bxe5 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 O-O-O+ 16. Kc1 (16. Kc3 $142) 16... Bh6+ 17. Kb1 Bf5 18. g3 Rd2 19. a3 Re8 20. Bc3 Rg2 21. Bxf7 Bxc2+ 22. Ka2 Re7 23. Raf1 Bd3 24. Rf3 Be4 25. Re1 Rxf7 0-1

[Event "England-USA cable match"]
[Site "telegraph"]
[Date "1897.02.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Delmar, Eugene"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[GameId "424654204482"]
[EventDate "1897.02.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nxe4 6. Bxe4 Nd7 7. Nf3 c6 8. O-O Bd6 9. c3 Qc7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Bd2 Re8 12. Rad1 Nf8 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. g3 Rad8 15. c4 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. b4 Be7 18. Bf4 Qc8 19. c5 f6 20. Rc1 e5 21. Be3 Bc6 22. Nd2 a6 23. Qc4+ Kh8 24. Nb3 f5 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. f4 Ng6 27. Rcd1 Bf6 28. Kf1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 exf4 30. Bxf4 Re4 31. Qc1 Nxf4 32. gxf4 Qb8 33. Rd6 Qxb4 34. Kg2 Rxf4 35. Qe3 Rg4+ 36. Kh1 Re4 37. Rxc6 Qb7 38. Rb6 Qa8 39. Qf3 h6 40. c6 Qd8 41. Rxa6 Qd5 42. c7 Re1+ 43. Kg2 Re2+ 44. Kg1 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Dublin Evening Mail v Morning Post"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1901.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Pickering, FR."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Morning Post/Chess Chronicle 1902"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1901.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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{The Chess Chronicle, 1902 p.43. 'Played in the current corr. match between representatives of the "Dublin Evening Mail" and "Morning Post" chess columns.' Thomas given as Dublin but he was never resident there - just a reader of the column. Pickering, London. This is the only correspondence game (it's game 1) in the book 'The Chess Games of Sir George Alan Thomas', ed. Roger Leslie Paige (Liskeard, 2005) and it just says "Correspondence England, 1902" with source Sunday Times 19/1/1902 p.8. Notes are from there but check the Chess Chronicle notes} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c5 $2 {This allows White to get the advantage.} 9. cxd5 Nf6 10. dxc5 Qxd5 11. Be3 (11. Nc3 Qxc5 12. Be3 $14) 11... Rd8 12. Be2 Qc6 (12... Nc6 13. Nc3 Qh5 $14) 13. Qc2 b6 14. b4 bxc5 15. bxc5 Ba6 (15... Bb7 16. Nbd2 $16) 16. Rc1 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Ne4 18. Bd4 (18. Nd4 $16) 18... Bxc5 19. Nbd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Rd5 (20... Na6 {to complete his development was better} 21. Qc3 Qb6) 21. Rxc5 Rxc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rc1 Qf8 24. Qd3 Qe8 25. Ng5 g6 26. Qh3 h5 27. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Womanhood tourney-1 final 1901-2"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1901.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Leroy, J."]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Womanhood viii p.134"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1901.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
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{Womanhood viii (July 1902) p. 134} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. h3 {Waste of time} Be6 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Bd5 Bxd5 9. exd5 Ne7 10. Bxf6 {Not good; this gives Black a chance of a strong attack.} gxf6 11. c4 Kh8 12. Nbd2 Rg8 13. Ne4 Ng6 14. Nxc5 Nf4 15. Ne1 {White has not time to retreat his other Kt, e.g.} (15. Ne4 Rxg2+ 16. Kh1 Qd7 17. Ng1 Rxg1+ 18. Kxg1 Qxh3) 15... f5 16. Kh2 {This and the next move are forced, for instance, if (16 Nb3 line)} (16. Nb3 Qh4 17. Qf3 (17. Kh2 Rxg2+ 18. Nxg2 Qxh3+ {and mate next move}) 17... Nxh3+ 18. Kh2 Ng5+ {etc.}) 16... Qh4 17. Qf3 (17. Nb3) 17... Rg5 18. Nb3 Rag8 19. Rh1 {Better was} (19. Rg1 {but Black would have won by} Nxh3 20. Qxh3 Qxh3+ 21. gxh3 (21. Kxh3 Rh5#) 21... Rxg1 {followed by ...Rf1.}) 19... Rxg2+ {This sacrifice is quite sound,} 20. Nxg2 Qh5 21. Qxf4 {There is nohing better;} ({of course if} 21. Qxh5 Rxg2#) ({or} 21. Nd2 Qxf3 22. Nxf3 Rxg2#) ({or} 21. Qg3 Rxg3 22. fxg3 Qxh3+ {&c.}) 21... exf4 22. Raf1 Rg5 23. Nd4 f3 24. Ne3 {If} (24. Ne1 Qh4 {and White cannot play NxP because of mate.} 25. Nexf3 Qf4#) 24... f4 25. Ndf5 fxe3 26. Nxe3 Rg6 27. Rhg1 Qe5+ 28. Kh1 Qxb2 29. Rg4 Qxa2 30. Re4 a5 31. Nf5 Qd2 32. Re8+ Rg8 33. Re3 h5 {Black must still be careful. White threatened 34 Nh6 Rf8 35 Rg1 followed by Nxf7+ winning.} 34. Nh4 a4 35. Nxf3 Qb2 36. Ree1 a3 37. Ra1 a2 38. Nh4 Qf6 39. f4 (39. Ng2 Qf3) 39... Qxh4 0-1

[Event "Womanhood tourney-1 final 1901-2"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1901.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Carr, George S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Carr, BCM 1903 p390-1"]
[ECO "C63"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1901.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Carr, BCM 1903 pp390-1. CHECK if it is in my Womanhood copies ***} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Nxe5 dxe4 7. Nxc6 {Thomas-Carr, published in BCM immediately below the present game. The players involved in these games [Gunston, Thomas, Carr in that order] took the first three prizes in the event.} (7. Qh5+ {Gunston-Carr}) 7... Qg5 8. Qe2 (8. Nd4+ c6 9. Bf1 {better according to Carr's analysis in BCM earlier in 1903 (published after the games with Thomas and Gunston were played)}) 8... Nf6 9. Ne5+ c6 10. f4 Qxf4 11. d4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qh3 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Kb1 Rhe8 17. Rhf1 Bg4 $2 {A move that was inexcusably superficial for correspondence play, and it cost Black the game. Since in this final heat each player had nine games going simultaneously under a time limit, it is probable that the play all round was not quite up to the usual standard in such matches.} 18. Nxg4 Qxg4 19. Qxg4+ Nxg4 20. Bg5 e3 (20... Nf6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rxf6 {and White would have won in the end with the remote passed pawn, so Black decided to give up the exchange}) 21. Bxd8 Kxd8 22. Rf7 Nf2 23. Re1 Ne4 24. Bd3 Ng5 {[...] White eventually forced the exchange of his QP for Black's KP, and after the 50th move Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Womanhood tourney-1 final 1901-2"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1901.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Mayne, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Thomas, WH vol.7 p226"]
[ECO "C37"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1901.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. d3 d5 8. exd5 Bh6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Ne4 Qb6+ 11. Kh1 Ng6 12. Qh5 Bg7 13. d6 Be5 {It is hard to find anything better, for if} (13... O-O 14. Ng5 h6 15. Qxg6) ({Perhaps} 13... Be6 {at once is superior.}) 14. Bxf4 Bxf4 15. Rxf4 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rf6 Qxb2 18. Rxe6+ Kd7 (18... Kd8 {would be better, but Whi9te would still obtain the advantage by} 19. Re1) 19. Nc5+ Kc8 {Nothing better, for if} (19... Kd8 20. Qg5+ Kc8 21. Qf5) 20. Qf5 Kd8 21. dxc7+ Kxc7 22. Qf7+ Kc8 23. Rae1 Rd8 24. Re8 (24. Re8 {Resigns for if} Qb5 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Ne6+ Kc8 27. Qc7#) 1-0

[Event "Womanhood tourney-1 prelim-A"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1901.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pierce, William Timbrell"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Pierce & Thomas, Womanhood July 1901"]
[ECO "C38"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1901.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Womanhood vol 6, July 1901 pp131-2} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. d4 h6 7. c3 Ne7 8. g3 Ng6 9. Ne1 O-O 10. Qh5 Kh7 11. gxf4 gxf4 12. Bxf4 f5 13. Ng2 fxe4 14. d5 c6 15. Kh1 b5 16. Bb3 Rf5 17. Qd1 Bb7 18. Bg3 $1 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 cxd5 20. Qxb5 Bc6 21. Qf1 Qe7 22. Na3 Nd7 23. Nc2 a5 24. Rd1 Qe6 25. Nce3 Nb6 26. a3 Be5 27. Qf5 Qxf5 28. Nxf5 Rf8 29. Nge3 Rf6 30. Rd2 Nf4 31. Ne7 Bb7 32. Kg1 d4 {This looks plausible but is probably a miscalculation - WTP. In playing this, I suppose I overlooked 34 Bxf4 after 33...Bxd4 altogether as at that time I did not think of 34...Bc5 - GAT} 33. cxd4 Nh3+ {WTP: Evidently an afterthought.} ({I quite expected} 33... Bxd4 {when the following might have ensued} 34. Bxf4 Bc5 $1 35. Bg8+ (35. Rg2 $145 Rxf4 36. Bg8+ Kh8 37. Ng6+ Kxg8 38. Nxf4+ {followed by Rg3 (Thomas)}) 35... Kh8 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 Bxb4 38. Rf2 {etc (Pierce) while Thomas adds that at this time he did examine 34...Bc5 on account of (35 Rg2 line) "...but your variation is still better."}) 34. Kg2 Bxg3 35. hxg3 Ng5 ({Thomas: I nearly played} 35... Rf3 {and it would certainly have been better} 36. Re2 $1 (36. N7f5 Rxf5 $1 37. Nxf5 e3+ 38. Kxh3 exd2 39. Ne3 $1 Bf3 {Thomas but rest of note doesn't make sense "...after - N-K4 and if then 41 Nxn BxN 42 B-Q1 P-R5! winning the B for 2 pawns. Must be sonething misprinted, try to work this out...}) 36... Ba6 37. Re1 Nf2 {etc.}) 36. Rc2 {After this, wrote Thomas, "...I don't think I could save the game, but your method of turning your advantage to account was very pretty."} Na8 37. Bd5 Bxd5 38. N7xd5 Rf8 39. Rc6 Rd8 40. Nf5 Nf3 41. g4 {Pierce: White has ample time to safeguard his position before taking the centre pawns.} Rb8 42. Nf6+ Kg6 43. Nxe4 (43. Rxd6 {would have resulted in a draw said Thomas.}) 43... Nxd4 44. Rxd6+ Kf7 45. Rd7+ Ke6 46. Nc5+ Kf6 47. Rxd4 Rxb2+ 48. Kg3 h5 49. Rd6+ {Earlier notes to be added later from scan. Despite this loss, Thomas tied first with Pierce in teh section (no SB tiebreak). The play-off game was drawn so they both were admitted to the final, won by W.H.Gunston.} 1-0

[Event "Womanhood tourney-1 prelim-A"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1901.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Braund, Frederick Norman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Womanhood Aug 1901 p217"]
[ECO "C79"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1901.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Womanhood August 1901 pp217-8} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. Bb3 Be7 8. c3 Bg4 9. Bd5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qd3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd7 13. Qd3 c5 14. d5 Bg5 15. Na3 Bxc1 16. Raxc1 Qg5 17. Rce1 f5 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Qd2 Rf6 20. Re3 Rg6 21. Nc2 Nb6 22. b3 a5 23. Na3 a4 24. Nb5 axb3 25. axb3 c4 26. Qe2 Nxd5 27. Qxc4 Qf7 28. Rg3 Rf6 29. Rf3 Rxf3 30. gxf3 Kh8 31. Rd1 Qg6+ 32. Qg4 Qf7 33. Qe4 Nb6 34. c4 Qe7 35. Qb7 Qe8 36. Nxc7 1-0

[Event "Womanhood tourney-1 prelim-A playoff"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1901.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Pierce, William Timbrell"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Womanhood Nov 1901 p438"]
[ECO "C80"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1901.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. a4 {This seems the strongest attack; if} (8. dxe5 Bc5 {said the notes by the players, but theory later disagreed.}) 8... Be6 9. dxe5 Nc5 {This does not turn out well;} (9... Rb8 {might be better - Thomas}) 10. axb5 Nxb3 11. cxb3 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 {Black has succeeded in doubling White's pawns, but at the cost of time. From this point to the end of the game it is a hard up-hill fight where the slightest slip would be fatal - Pierce} 13. Nc3 Na7 14. Nd4 $1 (14. Be3 c5) 14... b4 $1 15. Nce2 c6 16. Nf4 Kd7 17. Be3 (17. Nfxe6 $142 fxe6 18. Nxe6 $1 Kxe6 19. Qg4+ Kf7 20. Qd7+ Be7 21. Bg5 {more in Womanhood Nov 1901 pp438-9}) 17... Nb5 18. Nxb5 cxb5 19. Qd3 Be7 20. Qxb5+ Qc6 21. Qd3 g6 22. Rc1 Qb7 23. Qd4 Rc8 24. Rxc8 Kxc8 25. h3 Qb5 26. g4 h5 27. gxh5 gxh5 28. Kg2 h4 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Qa7 Qc6 31. Bd4 Kd8 32. Bb6+ Kc8 33. Bd4 Kd8 34. Qb6+ Kd7 35. Qxc6+ Kxc6 36. Kf3 Bc5 37. Be3 d4 38. Bg5 Kd5 39. Bxh4 Kxe5 40. Bg3+ Kf5 41. Ke2 e5 42. f3 Bf8 43. Kd3 Bh6 44. Be1 Bf8 45. Bd2 Be7 46. Bh6 Kg6 47. Bc1 Bg5 48. f4 exf4 49. Kxd4 Kf5 50. Kd3 Bh4 51. Bd2 Be7 52. Be1 Bc5 53. Ke2 Ke4 54. h4 f3+ 55. Kf1 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "England"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1902.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Burnet, JB."]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1902.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4 9. Ne2 Bg4 10. c3 Rb8 11. d4 Qc8 12. Bc2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qh3 14. Qd3 bxc3 15. bxc3 g5 16. Ba3 Rg8 17. Kh1 Rg6 18. Rg1 Nh5 19. d5 Rh6 20. Rg2 Nd8 21. a5 f6 22. Qxa6 Nf7 23. Ng1 Qh4 24. Bc1 Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qc6+ Kf8 27. Qxc7 Rb2 28. Rb1 Bd8 29. Rxb2 Bxc7 30. a6 g4 31. a7 g3 32. a8=Q+ Kg7 33. fxg3 fxg3 34. Ba4 Bb6 35. Qb7 Bxg1 36. Kxg1 Qf4 37. Rxg3+ 1-0

[Event "England-USA cable match"]
[Site "telegraph"]
[Date "1902.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Newman, Charles John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[GameId "424654204533"]
[EventDate "1902.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Nc3 h6 6. h3 Bd7 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. Ba4 Nb8 10. Bb3 c5 11. Ne2 Bc6 12. Ng3 Nbd7 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. O-O d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Rae1 Qf6 17. Ng3 O-O-O 18. Qa5 Qg6 19. Nh4 Qh7 20. Bd2 g6 21. Ba4 Bxa4 22. Qxa4 f5 23. Ba5 Re8 24. Qc4 N5b6 25. Qb3 Na8 26. Qa4 Rg8 27. b4 cxb4 28. Bxb4 Nab6 29. Qb3 Bxb4 30. Qxb4 Qe7 31. Qxe7 Rxe7 32. f4 Nd5 33. fxe5 Rxe5 34. Rxe5 Nxe5 35. Re1 Nc6 36. Re6 Nf4 37. Rf6 Kd7 38. Rf7+ Ne7 39. Nf3 Ke6 40. Rh7 h5 41. Kf2 b5 42. Ne2 Nfd5 43. c4 bxc4 44. dxc4 Nb4 45. Nf4+ Kf6 46. a3 Nbc6 47. Nd5+ Nxd5 48. cxd5 Ne7 49. d6 Nc8 50. Rb7 Nxd6 51. Rb6 Ke6 52. Rxa6 Kd5 53. Ke3 g5 54. Nd2 Rc8 55. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Fraser tourney"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1902.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Johnson, Richard Wright"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Blanshard I pp38-9"]
[ECO "C38"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1902.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CT Blanshard 'Classified Chess Games with Notes' part 1, pp38-39} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. O-O h6 7. c3 Qe7 8. h4 g4 (8... gxh4 9. Nxh4 Qxh4 10. Rxf4) 9. Bxf4 gxf3 10. Qxf3 Be6 11. Nd2 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 Nd7 13. Bxd6 cxd6 14. Nxd6+ Kd8 15. e5 {Chess Openings, Ancient & Modern, gives} (15. Nxf7+ Ke8 {drawn; F&R 1889 p160 say the Handbuch continues} 16. e5 Rb8 17. Qg4 Rh7 18. Qf5 Rh8 19. Qg6 $16 {F&R 4th ed 1910 p157 has exactly the same.}) 15... f6 16. Nxb7+ Kc7 17. Na5 Rb8 18. Qc6+ Kd8 19. Nb7+ Rxb7 20. Qxb7 Nb6 21. Qb8+ Nc8 22. Rae1 Qc7 23. Qb3 Nb6 24. Re3 Nc4 25. Rg3 h5 26. Rxg7 Qxg7 27. Qxc4 Rh6 28. Qd5+ Kc7 29. Qd6+ Kb7 30. e6 1-0

[Event "Womanhood tourney-2 prel-A"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1902.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mackenzie, AJ."]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Womanhood viii (Sept. 1902) pp. 291-2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1902.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Womanhood viii (Sept. 1902) pp. 291-2} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 b6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Bb7 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Ne2 c5 11. Ng3 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. dxc5 Ndxc5 14. Be2 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Ne4 16. a3 Rac8 17. O-O $2 Nxg3 $1 18. Re1 Ne4 19. Qa4 Qf6 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Nc6 Kf8 25. Nxa7 Bd7 26. Bb5 Ke7 27. Bxd7 Kxd7 28. Nb5 Nd2 29. b4 Nb3 30. g4 d4 31. exd4 Kc6 32. a4 Kd5 33. Nc7+ Kxd4 34. Na8 Kc4 35. Nxb6+ Kxb4 36. Nc8 Nc5 37. Nd6 f6 38. Ne8 Ne6 39. Kg2 Kxa4 40. Kg3 Kb5 41. Nd6+ Kc5 42. Nf5 Kd5 43. Ne3+ Kd4 44. Nf5+ Kd3 45. f4 Ke4 46. Nd6+ Kd5 47. Nf5 g5 48. fxg5 fxg5 49. Ne7+ Ke4 50. Nf5 Ke5 51. Nh6 Kf6 52. Nf5 h5 {Diagram [#]} 53. Nh4 $1 1/2-1/2

[Event "NCCU-SCCU second match 1902-3"]
[Site "corr England"]
[Date "1902.??.??"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Keir, Samuel"]
[Black "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "History of Lancashire Chess p250"]
[ECO "C65"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1902.10.01"]
[EventType "team-match (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{History of Lancashire Chess p250, profiling the Lancaster player Keir, also with this game.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Be7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Nf1 Ne8 8. d4 f5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Bxd8 12. Bc4+ Kh8 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Be3 Nd6 16. Bb3 Be7 17. O-O-O Rad8 18. Rhe1 h6 19. Bc2 Bxc2 20. Kxc2 Nc4 21. Rxd8 Nxe3+ 22. Rxe3 Bxd8 23. f3 Bf6 24. Rd3 Rf7 25. Rd5 Kg8 26. Kd3 Kf8 27. Ke4 g6 28. Kd3 Ke7 29. Ne4 b6 30. Nxf6 Kxf6 31. Ke4 Re7 32. b4 a6 33. c4 c6 34. Rd6+ Re6 35. Rd7 a5 36. bxa5 bxa5 37. c5 Re8 38. Rc7 Rb8 39. Rxc6+ Kg5 40. Rb6 Rd8 41. Kxe5 1-0

[Event "unknown event"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1903.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Braund, Frederick Norman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Blanshard, Classified Chess Games p3 pp50-1"]
[ECO "C51"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1903.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Blanshard, Classified Chess Games p3 pp50-1} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 {This is a standard psotion; it ight have been reached by a different move order in this game} 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 Ne7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nc3 Ng6 13. Ne2 c5 14. Ng3 f6 15. Ne1 Bd7 16. Kh1 a6 17. f4 Bb5 18. Nf5 c4 19. Be2 Bc5 $2 20. Bc3 {Blanshard has B-R3 which doesn't make sense} Re8 21. Qd2 b6 22. Ng3 Rc8 23. Nc2 Qc7 24. Bh5 Rf8 25. Qe2 Bd7 26. Nf5 Ba4 27. Rac1 Nb7 28. Qg4 Be8 29. Rce1 Kh8 30. Rf3 b5 31. Rh3 Kg8 32. Ncd4 Bxd4 {Now Blanshard has "RxB and wns" but that's illegal. Not sure if this score reliable.} 33. Bxd4 1-0

[Event "Womanhood tourney-3 prel-A"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1903.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Gibbs, Percy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Womanhood xiii p.236"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1903.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{From prelims of 3rd WH but only published in vol. 13 p236} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 f5 $2 7. Nxe5 Nxd4 8. Qc4 Nd6 9. Qxd4 Nxb5 10. Qd5 Nd6 11. b4 $1 c6 12. Qb3 Bf6 13. Re1 Kf8 14. b5 Qe8 15. Ba3 Be7 16. Nxc6 dxc6 17. Bxd6 Bxd6 18. Rxe8+ Kxe8 19. Nd2 Bd7 20. Re1+ Kd8 21. Qf7 Kc7 22. Nf3 g6 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Rd1 Rae8 25. Qf6 Be6 26. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Womanhood tourney-3 prel-A"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1903.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Mackenzie, AJ."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Thomas; Womanhood, July 1903"]
[ECO "C63"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1903.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Womanhood x (July 1903) p. 138} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. a3 {To establish the B on the open diagonal, preventing Black castling; without this preparatory move, Black would be enabled to exchange his Q Kt for the B.} Bd7 7. Bc4 h6 {Not very satisfactory; but it seems necessary to prevent Ng5.} 8. Nh4 Ne7 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 g6 (10... g5 {might have been better, and would have given rise to some curious complications, e.g.} 11. e5 Ng4 {(best)} 12. h3 gxh4 ({or} 12... gxf4 13. hxg4 fxg4 14. e6 Bc6 15. Qxg4 {and wins. White appears to get a fine position in every variation.}) 13. Qe2 $1 {and White regains his piece with a fine game} ({not} 13. hxg4 {because of} Ng6 {giving Black an equal game})) 11. Qe2 Bg7 12. O-O Kf8 {There is nothing better; otherwise White would presently open up the King's file with fatal effect.} 13. Rae1 g5 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 gxh4 ({If} 15... Nfg8 16. Bxg7+ Kxg7 17. Qe5+ Kh7 {(best)} ({if} 17... Nf6 18. Qxe7+ Qxe7 19. Rxe7+ Kf8 20. Ng6#) 18. Bxg8+ Nxg8 19. Rxf5 $1 {and wins.}) ({Or} 15... Ne8 16. Bxg7+ Nxg7 17. Qxe7+ Qxe7 18. Ng6+ {From now on to the end Black's moves are forced.}) 16. Bxc7 Qe8 17. Bd6 Nfg8 18. Nd5 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Rh7 20. Nxe7 Nxe7 21. Qg4 Rg7 22. Qxd4 (22. Qxd4 {Resigns, for White threatens 23 Qf6+ Rf7 24 Qh8 mate. If} Qg6 ({or if} 22... Be6 23. Bxe6 Qg6 24. Bxe7+ Ke8 (24... Kxe7 25. Bxf5+ {&c}) 25. Bd7+) 23. Bxe7+ Ke8 (23... Rxe7 24. Qh8+ {and mates next move}) 24. Bf6+ {&c.}) 1-0

[Event "Womanhood tourney-4 prel-A"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1904.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Macdonald, Ronald Cadell"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Thomas, Womanhood July 1904"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1904.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Womanhood xii (July 1904) p. 120.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 Bg4 9. c3 Nf6 {An experiment;} (9... f5 {is the usual move and probably best.}) 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Nbd2 Bd6 12. Bg5 Ne7 13. Qc2 Ng6 14. Ne5 Bc8 {Curious, but best.} (14... Bh5 {would lose by} 15. g4) (14... Be6 {would lose a pawn by} 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Bxg6 {&c., or if}) (14... Bd7 15. h4 {with a very strong attack.}) 15. Re3 {This move gives White the advantage in all variations;} (15. Ndf3 {was also very strong.}) 15... h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Rf3 Nf4 {Any move with the Q is obviously bad.} 18. Re1 {Not} (18. g3 {at once, because of} Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nh3+ 20. Kg2 Qxe5) 18... Qh4 (18... g6 {was perhaps best, but Black has no satisfactory move.}) 19. g3 Nh3+ 20. Kh1 {A very important point in view of Black's best defence.} Qg5 {The best defence was} (20... Qd8 {when the following variation would probably have ensued} 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Nxf7+ Rxf7 23. Rxf7 Ng5 {to regain the exchange} 24. Rxg7 {Here is the point of 20 Kh1; if the K were at g2, Black would play 24...Bh3+ and win.} Kxg7 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Re8+ Qxe8 27. Qxe8+ Kxh7 28. f4 Ne6 (28... Ne4 29. Nxe4 dxe4 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. f5 {wins}) 29. f5 Ng7 (29... Nf8 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. f6 Ne6 32. Nf3 {followed by Nh4 and Ng6 wins.}) (29... Ng5 30. h4 {&c. wins}) 30. Qg6+ Kh8 (30... Kg8 31. f6) 31. f6 Ne6 (31... Nf5 32. g4) 32. f7 {This is the variation expected by White at move 15. Note that unless he could gain a piece by 28 f4 he would possibly lose through disadvantage in material.}) 21. Bh7+ (21. Bh7+ {White mates in five, e.g.} Kh8 22. Nxf7+ Rxf7 23. Re8+ Bf8 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rxf8#) 1-0

[Event "Mercury's Digest tourney"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1905.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Briggs, Hugh Currer"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Western Daily Mercury 15 Dec 1905"]
[ECO "D31"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1905.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Western Daily Mercury 15 Dec 1905. In the "Digest" corr tourney for readers of the paper to win a set of Morgan's Digest Rev Briggs from Birmingham, Thomas from Southsea. These two played in last Dublin Mail tourney a few years earlier.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Bd3 $2 Qxd4 7. Qc2 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Bb4+ 9. Kf1 Nd7 10. Be3 Qf6 11. Nf3 h6 12. g4 Qe7 13. h4 Nf6 $1 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. a3 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. b4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O-O 20. Re1 Qd6 21. Kg2 Qd4 22. Qf3 Qxc4 23. Re4 Rd4 24. Rhe1 Rhd8 25. Qf4 g5 26. Qe3 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 28. Rxe4 Rd3 {and wins} 0-1

[Event "Womanhood tourney-4 play-off"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1905.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Black "Grantham, Herbert H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Womanhood xv p.311"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1905.??.??"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Womanhood xv p.311 first of three games in the Womanhood Championship (play-off between winners of the A and B finals of the 4th tournament.)} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Nf3 c5 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. Bd3 e5 11. Nf5 Nc6 12. Rd1 Bxf5 13. Bxf5 Rd8 14. O-O Be7 15. Bb6 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 O-O 17. Rd7 Rb8 18. Be4 Bf8 19. Bd5 Be7 20. Bc7 Re8 21. Kf1 Kg7 22. c3 Kg6 23. b4 Kg7 24. a4 e4 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 Nd8 27. c4 Ne6 28. Bb6 Nd8 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Bxd8 Rd7 31. Bxb7 Rxb7 32. b6 Rd7 33. c5 Rxd8 34. c6 Rd6 35. c7 Rxb6 36. c8=Q Re6 37. Ke2 f5 38. Ke3 h6 39. Kf4 Rg6 40. g3 Rf6 41. Qc3 Kg6 42. h4 h5 43. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Womanhood tourney-4 play-off"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1905.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Black "Grantham, Herbert H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Womanhood xv p.311"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1905.??.??"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Womanhood xv p.311 second of three games in the Womanhood Championship (play-off between winners of the A and B finals of the 4th tournament.)} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3 (5. Nxf6+ {Game 1}) 5... c5 6. Nxc5 Bxc5 7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8. c3 Qxc5 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O b6 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Rad1 O-O 14. Qh4 Ne7 15. Bf4 Qc6 16. Bd6 Qe8 17. Bxh7+ Nxh7 18. Bxe7 Bxf3 19. gxf3 f6 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. f4 Qa4 22. a3 g5 23. Qg3 Qxf4 24. Qxf4 gxf4 25. f3 Kf7 26. Kf2 Re8 27. Rd6 Re7 28. Rg1 f5 29. h4 Ng6 30. h5 Nf8 31. Rd8 Nh7 32. h6 Kf6 33. Rdg8 Rf7 34. R8g7 1-0

[Event "Womanhood tourney-4 play-off"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1905.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grantham, Herbert H"]
[Black "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Womanhood xv p.311"]
[ECO "D37"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1905.??.??"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Womanhood xv p.311 third of three games in the Womanhood Championship (play-off between winners of the A and B finals of the 4th tournament.)} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Rc1 c5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Be6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Bb1 Rc8 13. a3 Nh5 14. Bg3 Bf6 15. Ne5 Nxg3 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. hxg3 Qd6 18. f4 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 f5 20. Qc2 g6 21. Rd1 Qe7 22. Ba2 c4 23. Rc1 Rfc8 24. b3 Qxa3 25. bxc4 Qa5 26. c5 Qc7 27. Bb3 Qa5 28. Qa2 Qxa2 29. Bxa2 R8c7 30. Kf2 Kf7 31. Ke2 Ke7 32. Kd3 {WH has Kd2 but in that case Black's 33rd would be check and White's 34th illegal.} d4 33. Ra3 dxe3 34. Bxe6 Rxe6 35. Ke2 a6 36. Rxe3 Rcc6 37. Kd3 Kd7 38. Rc2 Rxe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Womanhood tourney-6 prel-E"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1906.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McKee, JA."]
[Black "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Womanhood xvii (Jan 1907) p.117; Harding"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1906.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Womanhood xvii (Jan 1907) p.117; the last corr. game to appear in the magazine.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 b5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Bb3 O-O 12. Bg5 c5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bd5 Rb8 15. a4 b4 16. Ne2 Qb6 17. b3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Ng3 Rfd8 20. Qe2 g6 21. Rad1 Rd4 22. Rd3 Rxd3 23. Qxd3 Rd8 24. Qe3 Be7 25. Nf1 Qd6 26. Re2 Qc6 27. Nd2 c4 $15 28. Nxc4 Bg5 29. f4 $8 Bxf4 30. Qf2 Rd1+ $6 31. Re1 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qc5+ 33. Kh1 Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hampshire-Devon"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1907.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Bowles, Henry L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Western Daily Mercury 17 May 1907"]
[ECO "C11"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1907.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Western Daily Mercury 17 May 1907} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. a3 f6 8. Bd3 Nxc5 9. Qh5+ Kd7 10. Nf3 Nxd3+ 11. cxd3 Kc7 12. O-O a6 13. b4 b5 14. Bd2 f5 15. Rfc1 Kb8 16. Ne2 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 g6 18. Qh4 Ra7 19. Nfd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Be7 (20... Qxd4 21. Qd8 {"wins easily"}) 21. Qf2 Rc7 22. Be3 Qb7 23. Rxc7 Kxc7 24. Rc1+ Kd7 25. Qc2 Ke8 26. Nb3 Bf8 27. Na5 Qb8 28. Qc6+ Ke7 29. Qc7+ Qxc7 30. Rxc7+ Kd8 31. Bb6 Bd7 32. Nb7+ Ke7 33. Bc5+ Kf7 34. Rxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Hampshire-Devon"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1907.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Bowles, Henry L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Western Daily Mercury 17 May 1907"]
[ECO "C11"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1907.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Western Daily Mercury 17 May 1907} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. a3 f6 8. Bd3 Nxc5 9. Qh5+ Kd7 10. Nf3 Nxd3+ 11. cxd3 Kc7 12. O-O a6 13. b4 b5 14. Bd2 f5 15. Rfc1 Kb8 16. Ne2 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 g6 18. Qh4 Ra7 19. Nfd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Be7 (20... Qxd4 21. Qd8 {"wins easily"}) 21. Qf2 Rc7 22. Be3 Qb7 23. Rxc7 Kxc7 24. Rc1+ Kd7 25. Qc2 Ke8 26. Nb3 Bf8 27. Na5 Qb8 28. Qc6+ Ke7 29. Qc7+ Qxc7 30. Rxc7+ Kd8 31. Bb6 Bd7 32. Nb7+ Ke7 33. Bc5+ Kf7 34. Rxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Ireland-Devon 1907-8"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1907.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Black "Beamish, Ferdinand Uniacke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "CWN 15 Feb 1908"]
[ECO "D55"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1907.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CWN 15 Feb 1908 Elwell (Devon) v Beamish (Cork) 'A good game'} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. h4 Nd7 11. Qc2 g6 12. h5 Kg7 13. O-O-O c5 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Rh3 Rh8 16. Rdh1 Qe7 17. Rxh8 Rxh8 18. Rxh8 Kxh8 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Qa4 d4 21. Nd1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nb6 23. Qc6 Kg7 24. f4 Bh4 25. Qe4 f5 26. Qxe7+ Bxe7 27. b3 Kf6 28. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "County Correspondence 1908 1909"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1908.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Board "2"]
[White "Braund, FN."]
[Black "Hamblin, AJ."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Graham Stuart"]
[ECO "C48"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[GameId "491800690342"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "East Anglian Daily Times - Tuesday 09 February 1909"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Suffolk"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 Bc5 6. O-O Qe7 7. d3 c6 8. Bg5 Ne6 9. Be3 d6 10. Bb3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. Qd2 (13. Nd2 {Maybe safer.} d5) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nd7 (14... O-O-O $15) 15. Qf4 O-O-O 16. c3 d5 17. cxd4 Bd6 18. e5 f6 19. exd6 Qxe2 20. Rfe1 (20. Rae1 Qxb2 21. Re7) 20... Qxb2 21. Reb1 $2 $19 {Black is now winning.} Qa3 22. Rc1 g5 23. Qg3 Nb6 24. Rc5 Qb4 25. Qg4+ Kb8 26. Bc2 Qd2 27. Qg3 Ka8 28. Rd1 Qb4 29. Bb3 Rhe8 30. Kf1 Nc8 31. Rcc1 Qxd4 32. Re1 Qxd3+ 33. Kg1 Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1 Qf5 35. Bc2 Qd7 {Black ignores the win of a piece as position is so much better.} (35... Qxc2 36. d7 Qf5 37. dxc8=Q+ Qxc8) 36. Qg4 Qxg4+ (36... Nxd6 37. Qxd7 Rxd7) 37. fxg4 Nxd6 38. Bxh7 Nc4 39. Re6 Ne5 40. Rxf6 Nxg4 41. Rf5 Kb8 42. Rxg5 Nf6 43. Bf5 d4 44. Bd3 Nd5 45. Rg3 Nf4 46. Kf1 Nxd3 0-1

[Event "County Correspondence 1908 1909"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1908.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Board "1"]
[White "Curtis, JE."]
[Black "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Graham Stuart"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "491646267184"]
[EventDate "1908.??.??"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "East Anglian Daily Times - Tuesday 09 February 1909"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Suffolk"]

1. e4 {It has already been recorded that tha Hampshire v Suffolk correspondence match the first two boards bare yielded victories for Suffolk. At Board No.1 the following game was played between Mr. JE Curtis of Ipswich, and Mr FJH. Elwell, of Hampshire.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 {These lines are now all back in fashion.} d6 5. Be3 (5. c3 {Is more popular.}) 5... Bb6 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Qe1 O-O 9. Kh1 Nh5 10. g3 $2 (10. c3) 10... Kh8 11. Ng5 Qd7 $2 (11... Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Nd4 {The Knight cannot be quickly kicked away from d4.} 13. Rac1 f5 14. f3 f4 15. gxf4 Nxf4 16. fxg4 Qxg5 $17) 12. f3 Bh3 13. Rg1 Nd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. g4 {Although Black is better this exchange sac is very interesting.} (15. Nxh3 Qxh3 16. Rg2 $15 {Is the safe way to play.}) 15... Bxg1 16. Qh4 $2 {Early 20th century chess, this is a blunder, but difficult to face.} (16. Kxg1) 16... Be3 17. Qxh5 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 f5 $2 {Understandably Qa4 was not played, but that is far and away the best move. Black needs to penetrate on the Black squares.} (18... Qa4 19. Bb3 (19. b3 Qa5 20. a4 Qc5) 19... Qd4) 19. exf5 d5 20. Bb3 Rf6 21. Qh4 Rh6 22. Qg3 Qd6 $6 (22... a5) 23. Re1 Re8 24. f4 e4 $2 {Black goes wrong.} (24... Qd8) 25. dxe4 $18 dxe4 26. Nf3 Re7 27. Ne5 b5 28. Rxe4 Bf1 29. Nf7+ Rxf7 30. Bxf7 Qc6 31. Qe1 Rf6 32. Kg1 Rxf7 33. Re8+ {Mate in two.} 1-0

[Event "England-USA cable match"]
[Site "telegraph"]
[Date "1909.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Howell, Clarence Seaman"]
[Black "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[GameId "424654204571"]
[EventDate "1909.03.26"]
[EventType "match"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5 Nxe4 9. Qe2 Qd5 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. d3 Bf5 12. dxe4 Qxe4 13. Qxe4+ Bxe4 14. Nd2 (14. Re1 O-O-O $1) 14... Bd5 15. Re1+ Be6 16. Nf3 O-O-O 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Bd5 19. Nd4 Rhe8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. f3 g6 22. Kf2 Kd7 23. b3 c5 24. Ne2 b5 25. Rd1 Kc6 26. Nf4 Re5 27. g4 g5 28. Nd3 Re6 29. Rd2 a5 30. Ne1 Rf6 31. Re2 c4 32. bxc4 Bxc4 33. Rd2 Bd5 34. a3 Rf4 35. Rd3 Ra4 36. Nc2 Kc5 37. Ne3 Be6 38. Nc2 Bb3 39. Nd4 Bc4 40. Re3 Rxa3 41. Re5+ Kb6 42. Re3 a4 43. Nf5 Ra2+ 44. Kg3 Re2 45. Rxe2 Bxe2 46. Ne3 Kc5 0-1

[Event "England-USA cable match"]
[Site "telegraph"]
[Date "1910.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Blake, Joseph Henry"]
[Black "Black, Roy Turnbull"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C27"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[GameId "424654204584"]
[EventDate "1910.03.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6. f5 Na5 7. Qf3 Nxc4 8. dxc4 Bd7 9. Nge2 Bc6 10. a3 a5 11. g4 Qe7 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. h4 Bd4 14. Rb1 b6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 a4 17. g5 Bc5 18. Ng3 f6 19. Ke2 Qf7 20. Qd3 Ke7 21. Rbf1 h6 22. g6 Qe8 23. Nh5 Kf8 24. Qb5 Qc8 25. Kd1 Nb8 26. Rf3 Qa6 27. Qe2 Nd7 28. Rd3 Bd4 29. Bb4 Bxb2 30. Kd2 Bd4 31. Rc1 Rg8 32. Rg3 Qxe2+ 33. Kxe2 Nc5 34. Kf3 Nd7 35. Ke2 Rc8 36. Rd3 Nc5 37. Bxc5 Bxc5 38. Rb1 Ke7 39. Rb5 Kd7 40. Rb1 Rb8 41. c4 Rb7 42. Kf3 c6 43. Ng3 cxd5 44. cxd5 b5 45. Rc3 Rgb8 46. Ne2 b4 47. axb4 Rxb4 48. Rxb4 Rxb4 49. Nc1 Rb1 50. Rc2 a3 51. Na2 Bd4 52. Ke2 Rh1 53. Kd3 Rxh4 54. Re2 Rh3+ 55. Kc4 Re3 56. Rxe3 Bxe3 57. Kb3 h5 58. Nc3 h4 59. Ne2 Bf2 0-1

[Event "England-USA cable match"]
[Site "telegraph"]
[Date "1910.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rosenfeld, Hector"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[GameId "424654204585"]
[EventDate "1910.03.11"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nb3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bd7 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. gxf4 Ne4 12. Nfd2 f5 13. Rc1 Rf6 14. f3 Nd6 15. Rf2 Rh6 16. Nf1 Ne7 17. Nc5 Be8 18. b3 Qb6 19. e3 Bb5 20. Ng3 Qd8 21. a4 Be8 22. Bf1 Rf6 23. Rfc2 Nc6 24. Nd3 Rf7 25. Ne5 Rc7 26. Nxc6 Bxc6 27. Rc5 Rac8 28. Qc2 Ne8 29. Bd3 b6 30. Rc3 Bxa4 31. Qb2 Rxc3 32. Rxc3 Bd7 33. Rxc8 Bxc8 34. Qa2 Qc7 35. Kf2 Kf7 36. Ne2 Bd7 37. b4 Nd6 38. Qa6 Qb7 39. Qa1 Bb5 40. Bxb5 Nxb5 41. Nc3 Nxc3 42. Qxc3 Qd7 43. Qa3 Qc7 44. b5 Ke8 45. Ke1 Qd7 46. Qd3 Kd8 47. Kd1 Kc7 48. Qc3+ Kb7 49. Qb4 a6 50. bxa6+ Kxa6 51. Qa3+ Kb7 52. Qb4 b5 53. Qc5 Qc6 54. Qe7+ Ka6 55. h4 g6 56. Kd2 Qc4 57. Qxe6+ Ka5 58. Qd7 Kb4 59. Qxh7 Qa2+ 60. Ke1 Kc3 61. Qxg6 b4 0-1

[Event "Essex-Hampshire "]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1911.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cross, AH."]
[Black "Waldron, JR."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "BCM 1912 pp129-130 "]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1911.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Ne7 7. O-O Be6 8. Bg5 Qd7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 a6 13. Kh1 O-O-O 14. Nf3 Ng6 15. a3 Rdg8 16. b4 Ba7 17. Ne2 h5 18. c4 Qg7 19. Rc1 h4 20. c5 dxc5 21. bxc5 Ne5 22. Nf4 Nd7 23. c6 $1 bxc6 (23... Nc5 24. Nd4) 24. Rxc6 Nc5 25. Nd4 $1 e5 $2 (25... Qd7 26. Qc2 $1) 26. Nf5 Qd7 27. Nd5 Ne6 28. Nde7+ Kd8 29. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "England-USA cable match"]
[Site "telegraph"]
[Date "1911.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Milnes, BC."]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[GameId "424654204594"]
[EventDate "1911.04.21"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Nbd2 Kh8 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bg5 13. Nf1 g6 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Ne3 Nc5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. d4 Nd7 19. g4 Rab8 20. b3 Kg7 21. Qg3 exd4 22. cxd4 Rfe8 23. f4 Qa5 24. Re2 Qb5 25. Rde1 Kh8 26. e5 Qd3 27. Nf5 Qxg3+ 28. Nxg3 Kg7 29. Ne4 Rb4 30. Rd1 Nf8 31. Nf6 Rd8 32. Rc2 Ne6 33. Rxc6 dxe5 34. fxe5 Nxd4 35. Rcc1 Rb5 36. Ne8+ Rxe8 37. Rxd4 Rbxe5 38. Rxc7 Re1+ 39. Kf2 R8e2+ 40. Kg3 Rg1+ 41. Kf3 Rxa2 42. Rf4 Rf1+ 43. Kg3 Rxf4 44. Kxf4 Ra3 45. Rb7 Ra5 46. Rb6 Rb5 47. Rxb5 axb5 48. Ke4 h6 49. Ke5 h5 50. gxh5 gxh5 51. b4 Kg6 52. h4 f5 53. Kd4 f4 54. Ke4 f3 55. Ke3 Kf6 56. Kf2 Ke5 57. Kxf3 Kf5 58. Ke3 Kg4 59. Ke4 Kxh4 60. Kf4 Kh3 61. Kf3 h4 62. Kf2 Kg4 0-1

[Event "Kent-Hampshire 1912-13"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1912.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brooke, WM."]
[Black "Flower, JS."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "BCM 1913 pp460-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1912.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{BCM 1913 pp460-1} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 f6 5. Bb5 Nge7 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. d4 Bd7 8. Be3 exd4 9. cxd4 Ne5 10. Nc3 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Qf5 12. O-O-O a6 13. d5 O-O-O 14. Bxd7+ Rxd7 15. d6 Nc6 (15... cxd6 16. b4 $1) 16. dxc7 Bd6 17. Rd5 Be5 18. Rhd1 Rxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxf3 (19... Bxh2 $2 20. Qxc6 $1 bxc6 21. Ne7+) 20. Bb6 Bd6 21. Qc4 Qf5 22. Ne3 Qe5 23. Rd5 (23. Rxd6 $1) 23... Qe6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Qg4+ Qd7 26. Nf5 Qe6 27. Nd6+ Kd7 28. Qxe6+ Kxe6 29. c8=Q+ Rxc8 30. Nxc8 Kd7 31. Na7 Ne5 32. Kc2 Nc4 33. Bd4 Kc7 34. a4 b6 35. b3 Nd6 36. a5 bxa5 37. f4 Kb7 38. Kd3 f5 39. Be3 Ne4 40. Kc4 h6 41. Kd5 Nf6+ 42. Ke6 Ng4 43. Bc5 Nxh2 $2 44. Kd7 g5 45. fxg5 hxg5 46. Nc6 Nf3 47. Nxa5+ Kb8 48. Bd6+ Ka7 49. Kc7 Nd2 50. Bc5+ Ka8 51. Be3 Ne4 52. Nc4 f4 53. Bd4 a5 54. Kc8 a4 {White announced mate in six} (54... g4 $145 {shows that mate in the "wrong" corner with B+N is possible when the black a-pawn gets in the way of its own king.} 55. Nb6+ Ka7 56. Nd5+ Ka6 57. Nc7#) 55. b4 1-0

[Event "Hampshire v Middlesex 1914-15"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Sergeant, Philip Walsingham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "SERGEANT, BCM Chess Annual 1915 p170"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{BCM Chess Annual 1915 p170; Hampshire v Middlesex. probably played 1914-15 season.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 Nc6 {An old variation, recently recommended anew by Ed. Lasker in "Chess Strategy", p. 132} 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. dxc3 {With 7 bxc3 White gets a somewhat inferior game. After the text-move, White's e-pawn looks weak, but it hardly proves so in the present game.} Be6 $2 (7... Qh4+ {which is the reply to bxc3, would not be so effective here, on account of the freedom of White's bishop. But the text-move, harmless though it looks, is the origin of Black's downfall.}) 8. Ne2 a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qg3 Qd7 11. Be3 c5 {And this leaves the d-pawn fatally weak.} 12. O-O Be7 13. Rad1 {Naturally declining the offer of the g-pawn} (13. Qxg7 $145 O-O-O $13 {and ...Rdg8}) 13... O-O {TH: This loses.} 14. Bh6 Bg4 {On this and the following move Black fallaciously relies to meet White's attack.} 15. Nf4 Bh4 16. Qxh4 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 gxh6 18. Nxd5 Qe6 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Qe4 {Excellently played by the winner} 1-0

[Event "Hampshire v Middlesex 1914-15"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Black "Sergeant, Philip Walsingham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "SERGEANT, BCM Chess Annual 1915 p170"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{BCM Chess Annual 1915 p170; Hampshire v Middlesex. probably played 1914-15 season.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 Nc6 {An old variation, recently recommended anew by Ed. Lasker in "Chess Strategy", p. 132} 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. dxc3 {With 7 bxc3 White gets a somewhat inferior game. After the text-move, White's e-pawn looks weak, but it hardly proves so in the present game.} Be6 $2 (7... Qh4+ {which is the reply to bxc3, would not be so effective here, on account of the freedom of White's bishop. But the text-move, harmless though it looks, is the origin of Black's downfall.}) 8. Ne2 a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qg3 Qd7 11. Be3 c5 {And this leaves the d-pawn fatally weak.} 12. O-O Be7 13. Rad1 {Naturally declining the offer of the g-pawn} (13. Qxg7 $145 O-O-O $13 {and ...Rdg8}) 13... O-O {TH: This loses.} 14. Bh6 Bg4 {On this and the following move Black fallaciously relies to meet White's attack.} 15. Nf4 Bh4 16. Qxh4 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 gxh6 18. Nxd5 Qe6 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Qe4 {Excellently played by the winner} 1-0

[Event "Hampshire"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1917.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Caws, SD."]
[Black "Parsons, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "BCM 1917 p329"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1917.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{BCM 1917 p329} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. a3 c6 7. Nh4 Nxe4 $2 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Nf5 Qc7 10. Nxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Hants-Devon match"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1918.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Caws, SD."]
[Black "McCarthy, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C40"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5 e4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. Be2 Bc5 (6... c5 7. Bh5+ (7. Ne6 Bxe6 8. fxe6 Nc6 9. O-O Qe7 10. dxe4 dxe4 11. Bc4 Nd4 12. c3 Nxe6 13. Bb5+ Kf7) 7... Ke7 8. Nb3 Bxf5) 7. Bh5+ Kf8 8. Be3 (8. Nb3) 8... Qe7 9. dxe4 Bxd4 10. Bxd4 Qxe4+ 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nc3 Qxf5 14. Nxd5 Be6 15. Ne3 (15. Nxc7 Qa5+) 15... Qe5 16. c3 Kg7 17. O-O Rhg8 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Qxc4 Qg5 21. Qd5 Qf4 22. Qb5 Qh4 23. Rad1 Raf8 24. f4 Re8 25. Rf3 Ne7 26. Qd7 Qh5 27. Rg3 Qc5 28. Qd4 Qc6 29. Rxg8+ Kxg8 (29... Rxg8) 30. Kf2 Kf8 31. Qxa7 b6 32. Qa3 Qe6 33. Re1 c5 34. Qb3 Qd6 35. g3 Rb8 36. Nc4 Qc7 37. Re6 b5 38. Nd6 c4 39. Qd1 Qc5+ 40. Qd4 Qxd4+ 41. cxd4 1-0

[Event "Middlesex v Hampshire"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1918.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Black "Griffith, Richard Clewin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "BCM 1919 pp.132-4; Reinfeld; Burn"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the only postal game included in the book British Chess Masters, Past and Present by Fred Reinfeld (1947). Different notes appear in BCM 1919 pp.132-4 and later in The Field, 31 May 1919. Reinfeld says "Although Griffith has never participated in international play, his position as one of the leading English players for many years amply justifies his inclusion in this volume". Griffith was, with J.H.White, one of the two originators and first editors of 'Modern Chess Openings' (see B.Goulding Brown's chapter in Murray's "Short History of Chess", p.103).} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 {Burn: A weakening move; better first} (11. Nbd2) 11... Nc6 (11... cxd4 $142) 12. Nbd2 (12. Be3) 12... g5 $5 13. dxe5 $2 (13. d5 {first}) 13... dxe5 14. Nxg5 Rg8 15. Nf1 h6 16. Nf3 Bxh3 17. Ng3 Bd7 18. Bxh6 $2 {#} (18. Nh4 {idea Nhf5}) 18... Ng4 $1 19. Be3 (19. Bd2 c4 $44) 19... Nxe3 20. Rxe3 c4 $1 21. Nf5 Bc5 22. Re1 O-O-O 23. Qe2 Rg6 $40 24. Kf1 Rh8 $1 25. g3 Nd8 26. b4 cxb3 27. axb3 Ne6 $1 {threat 28...Nf4! 29 Qd2 Rh1+} 28. N3h4 Nf4 29. Qf3 Rxh4 $1 30. gxh4 (30. Nxh4 Bh3+ 31. Kg1 Bg4 32. Qh1 Nh3+ 33. Kf1 (33. Kh2 Rf6 $19) 33... Nxf2 34. Qh2 Rf6 $19 {Burn}) 30... Qc6 $1 31. Re3 (31. Qd1 Rg1+ $1 32. Kxg1 Qg6+ 33. Ng3 Qxg3+) 31... Rg2 $1 (31... Bxe3 $2 32. Ne7+) 32. h5 Qf6 33. Bd1 Qg5 34. Ke1 Rh2 35. Qg3 (35. Kd2 Qg1) 35... Qxg3 36. Rxg3 (36. fxg3 Bxf5) 36... Bxf2+ 37. Kf1 Bxg3 38. Nxg3 Bh3+ 39. Kg1 (39. Ke1 Nd3#) 39... Rg2+ 40. Kh1 Rxg3 41. Rxa6 Bg2+ 42. Kg1 Bxe4+ 43. Kf2 Rg2+ 44. Ke3 f5 (44... f5 {0-1} 45. c4 $140 Rb2) 0-1

[Event "Middlesex v Hampshire"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1918.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Black "Griffith, Richard Clewin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "BCM 1919 pp.132-4; Reinfeld; Burn"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1918.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Early Games 1800-1918"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the only postal game included in the book British Chess Masters, Past and Present by Fred Reinfeld (1947). Different notes appear in BCM 1919 pp.132-4 and later in The Field, 31 May 1919. Reinfeld says "Although Griffith has never participated in international play, his position as one of the leading English players for many years amply justifies his inclusion in this volume". Griffith was, with J.H.White, one of the two originators and first editors of 'Modern Chess Openings' (see B.Goulding Brown's chapter in Murray's "Short History of Chess", p.103).} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 {Burn: A weakening move; better first} (11. Nbd2) 11... Nc6 (11... cxd4 $142) 12. Nbd2 (12. Be3) 12... g5 $5 13. dxe5 $2 (13. d5 {first}) 13... dxe5 14. Nxg5 Rg8 15. Nf1 h6 16. Nf3 Bxh3 17. Ng3 Bd7 18. Bxh6 $2 {#} (18. Nh4 {idea Nhf5}) 18... Ng4 $1 19. Be3 (19. Bd2 c4 $44) 19... Nxe3 20. Rxe3 c4 $1 21. Nf5 Bc5 22. Re1 O-O-O 23. Qe2 Rg6 $40 24. Kf1 Rh8 $1 25. g3 Nd8 26. b4 cxb3 27. axb3 Ne6 $1 {threat 28...Nf4! 29 Qd2 Rh1+} 28. N3h4 Nf4 29. Qf3 Rxh4 $1 30. gxh4 (30. Nxh4 Bh3+ 31. Kg1 Bg4 32. Qh1 Nh3+ 33. Kf1 (33. Kh2 Rf6 $19) 33... Nxf2 34. Qh2 Rf6 $19 {Burn}) 30... Qc6 $1 31. Re3 (31. Qd1 Rg1+ $1 32. Kxg1 Qg6+ 33. Ng3 Qxg3+) 31... Rg2 $1 (31... Bxe3 $2 32. Ne7+) 32. h5 Qf6 33. Bd1 Qg5 34. Ke1 Rh2 35. Qg3 (35. Kd2 Qg1) 35... Qxg3 36. Rxg3 (36. fxg3 Bxf5) 36... Bxf2+ 37. Kf1 Bxg3 38. Nxg3 Bh3+ 39. Kg1 (39. Ke1 Nd3#) 39... Rg2+ 40. Kh1 Rxg3 41. Rxa6 Bg2+ 42. Kg1 Bxe4+ 43. Kf2 Rg2+ 44. Ke3 f5 (44... f5 {0-1} 45. c4 $140 Rb2) 0-1

[Event "Hants v Middlesex"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1919.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bockett Pugh, HG."]
[Black "Bonwick, WE."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "BCM 1919 pp238-40"]
[ECO "D06"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1919.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{BCM 1919 pp238-40; played in the SCCU inter-county champ.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Be7 (6... dxc4 $142 7. Bxc4 Bd6) 7. O-O O-O 8. Nh4 Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Qxb7 Nb6 12. Qc6 Nfd5 13. a3 Bd6 14. Bxc4 Ne7 15. Qb5 Nf5 16. Bd3 $5 (16. Be2) 16... Nh6 17. f4 (17. e4 $5) 17... Rb8 18. Qc6 g5 19. Ne4 gxf4 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Qxd6 cxd6 22. exf4 Nf5 23. d5 Nxd5 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Rd1 Rb5 26. b4 Rd8 27. a4 Nc3 28. axb5 Nxd1 29. Rxa7 Nc3 30. b6 Rb8 31. Be3 Nd5 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. Ra5 Nxb4 34. Rxf5 Nd3+ 35. Kf3 Nc5 36. Rd5 Ke7 (36... Rxb6 $4 37. Rxc5) 37. Bxc5 (37. f5 $5) 37... dxc5 38. Rxc5 Rxb6 39. Re5+ Kf6 40. g4 Rb3+ 41. Re3 Rb7 42. Re5 Rb3+ {Adjudicated draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London ch OTB?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1919.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alexander, F."]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1919.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. a3 Ne4 9. Qb3 Be7 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bf6 13. O-O O-O 14. e4 e5 15. d5 Qc7 16. Bd3 b6 17. c4 Bb7 18. Rfc1 Be7 19. Rc2 Bc5 20. Qb2 f6 21. Rb1 Rad8 22. a4 Ba6 23. Rd1 Rfe8 24. Qb3 Rd6 25. Nh4 g6 26. Be2 cxd5 27. exd5 e4 28. g3 e3 29. f4 Bc8 30. Nf3 Bf5 31. Rb2 Re4 32. Kg2 Qc8 33. Ng1 g5 34. fxg5 fxg5 35. Rf1 g4 36. Bd3 Rf6 37. Ne2 Qf8 38. Rbb1 Qh6 39. Qc2 Qh3+ 40. Kh1 Rxc4 41. Qxc4 Bxd3 42. Rxf6 Bxc4 43. Nf4 e2 44. Rg1 Qf1 0-1

[Event "Norfolk-Hampshire"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1919.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Daws, HS."]
[Black "Caws, SD."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "BCM 1919 p168; Harding"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1919.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{BCM 1919 p168 Norfolk v Hants in SCCU inter-county event} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qe2 $5 Bb4+ 6. Kd1 d5 7. exd6 f5 8. dxc7 Qxc7 9. Nxd4 {See letter in BCM Oct 1921 pp366-7 from F. J. Wallis (Sydney). This line had been given as won for White since Steinitz's "Modern Chess Instructor" but he didn't agree. In Nov 1921 BCM p397 two readers replied, pointing out that 5 Qe2 line was known for some time to be inferior.} Nc6 (9... O-O $5 {(Actually given by Marshall in his 1904 openings book as a reader pointed out)} 10. f3 Rd8 {was Wallis's suggestion} (10... Nd6 $145 $5) 11. c3 (11. Qc4+ Qxc4 12. Bxc4+ {overlooked by Wallis; some advantage to White.}) 11... Nxc3+ 12. bxc3 Bxc3 13. Qc4+ Qxc4 14. Bxc4+ Kh8 15. Nxc3 Rxd4+ 16. Bd2 Rxc4 {(Wallis)}) 10. Nxc6 (10. c3 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Qd6 (11... Bd7 {see BCM Aug 1916; Joseph P. Morgan worked out a winning line for Black with this but Pillsbury forgot the main continuation. TH: However 10 Nxc6 bc 11 c3 and 12 f3 does seem to change the assessment back toi equality, if not actually in White's favour?}) 12. f3 {favoured Black in Steinitz-Pillsbury, St Petersburg 1895}) 10... bxc6 11. c3 (11. f3 Ba6 $1 12. c4 O-O-O+ 13. Kc2 Nd6 14. b3 {(R.P. Michell-C. H. Sherrard, British ch 1905)} Rhe8 $17) 11... Bc5 12. g3 $2 (12. f3 Ba6 {(BCM 1919); TH: but White won from this position in Gleeson-Rowley, corr 1971:} 13. Qxa6 Nf2+ 14. Kc2 Nxh1 15. Bf4 $1 $16) 12... O-O 13. Kc2 Qb6 (13... Nxf2 14. Qc4+ Qf7 15. Qxc5 Nxh1 {but can N escape?}) 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. fxe3 $2 (15. Qxe3 $142 Nxf2 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Rf1) 15... f4 $1 16. gxf4 (16. Qc4+ $2 Kh8 17. Qxe4 Bf5) 16... Bf5 17. Kc1 Rfd8 18. b4 {else ...Nc5} c5 19. b5 c4 20. a4 Rd3 21. Ra3 Rad8 22. Bg2 Nc5 23. Bc6 Rxe3 24. Qxc4+ Be6 25. a5 Qxc6 0-1

[Event "Berkshire v Hampshire 1920-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1920.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Neale, F.W"]
[Black "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "BCM 1921 pp353-4"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1920.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Nc6 (10... Qc7 {usual}) 11. d5 Nb8 12. a4 (12. Nbd2 $6 {Van Gelder & Happert v Lasker in BCM May 1920}) 12... Bb7 $6 (12... Bd7 $5) 13. Qe2 Qb6 $2 {So far as in Olland-Conde, Hastings 1919 buit now White improves} (13... bxa4) (13... Qa5) 14. axb5 $1 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Na3 c4 (16... b4 17. Nc4 Qb7 18. Ba4+ Nbd7 19. Nh4 $16) 17. b3 cxb3 18. Bxb3 b4 19. Nc4 Qb7 20. cxb4 Qxb4 21. Qa2 Qb7 22. Ba3 Qc7 23. Bb4 Bb7 24. Qa3 O-O 25. Bxd6 Bxd6 26. Qxd6 Qc8 27. Qxe5 Nbd7 28. Qd4 Nc5 29. Bc2 Rd8 30. Ne3 Qc7 31. Nf5 Ne6 32. Qb2 Nc5 33. Qb4 Na6 34. Qd2 h6 35. Bb1 Qc5 36. Nxh6+ gxh6 37. Qxh6 {BCM 1921 pp353-4 with notes by Sir George Thomas; Elwell for Hants.} 1-0

[Event "Hampshire v Referee readers"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1926.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Black "Moses, George W"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Referee 11/7/1926; Harding"]
[ECO "C49"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1926.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Referee 11/7/1926 Moses of Yorkshire (who has played in the British Ch - 1926?) for the Referee Club. In 1927 Moses became headmaster of Hemsworth Secondary School (originally a board school). He was active in the NUT and a fan of brass bands, according to the school's website. A trophy in his name is still played for each year in the Sheffield league.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 Ne6 14. Qd2 $2 (14. Bc1 $145 $11) 14... h6 $15 (14... Bxe4 $145 $17) 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. exf5 Ng5 18. Qe3 exd4 19. cxd4 Qxd4 20. Rad1 Qxe3 21. Rxe3 c6 22. h4 $5 (22. Bf1 $145 $15) 22... Nh7 $6 {This leads to the slippery slope.} (22... cxb5 $145 $5 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Rxd6 Rfd8 {and only Black has winning chances.}) 23. Bf1 d5 24. Re7 b5 25. Rde1 Nf6 26. f3 Rfe8 27. g5 hxg5 28. hxg5 Rxe7 29. Rxe7 Ne8 {Diagram [#]} 30. g6 $1 $44 f6 $2 (30... Nd6 {Moses}) 31. Kf2 a5 $6 (31... Kf8 $145) 32. Ke3 Rc8 33. Kd4 $36 Nd6 34. Bd3 a4 35. Kc5 Nc4 36. Bxc4 dxc4 37. Ra7 Kf8 38. a3 Kg8 39. c3 Kf8 40. Kb6 Re8 {Adjudicated} (40... Re8 $145 41. Rf7+ Kg8 42. Kxc6 Re3 43. Rc7 Kf8 44. Rc8+ Ke7 45. Rg8 Rxc3 46. Rxg7+ Kf8 47. Rf7+ Kg8 48. Rxf6 Rxf3 49. Kxb5 c3 50. Kxa4 c2 51. Rc6 Rxf5 52. Rxc2 $18) 1-0

[Event "County Correspondence 1927 1928"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1927.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Coe, AB."]
[Black "Hill, FR."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Graham Stuart"]
[ECO "A96"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[GameId "2141179348811847"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
[EventType "match (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Hampshire Advertiser"]
[SourceDate "2025.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d6 (4... d5 {d5 is best.}) 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 c6 (6... O-O 7. Nc3 Qe8 {Is the more common way to play the opening, c6 seems to limit Black somewhat - G.Stuart}) 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2 Na6 9. a3 Nc7 10. b3 d5 11. e3 Nce8 12. Bb2 Nd6 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Ne2 Nf7 15. Nf4 g5 {Evidently prospecting a King's side attack - Hampshire Advertiser. This is probably the best move for Black - G.Stuart} 16. Nfd3 Be8 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Rc1 Nd6 19. a4 Nf7 20. Qe2 Kg7 {Black has drifted into a bad position, he seems to be waiting for White to show his plan - G.Stuart} 21. f3 {At the right moment.} Qd8 22. Rfd1 Bd6 23. Nc5 (23. cxd5 exd5 24. e4 dxe4 25. fxe4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 $16) 23... Qe7 24. Ncd3 h5 (24... Nh6 {Probably better - G.Stuart}) 25. e4 {The period of attrition has ended.} g4 {A desperate resource.} 26. Nxf7 gxf3 27. Bxf3 fxe4 28. Nxd6 Qxd6 (28... exd3 {Taking the other Knight with the pawn attacking the Queen does not work due the Knight check.} 29. Nf5+ Kh8 30. Rxd3) 29. Nf4 exf3 30. Qe5 f2+ 31. Kg2 {Better than Kh1?} Qxe5 32. dxe5 Ng4 33. Nxe6+ Kg8 34. Nxf8 Ne3+ 35. Kxf2 Nxd1+ 36. Rxd1 Kxf8 (36... dxc4 {Might be considered.}) 37. cxd5 cxd5 38. Rxd5 Bf7 39. e6 Bxe6 40. Rxh5 {Source: Hampshire Advertiser - Saturday 28 April 1928} 1-0

[Event "Referee v Hampshire 1930-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Daniel, Arthur William"]
[Black "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Sunday Referee 5 April 1931"]
[ECO "E32"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Sunday Referee 5 April 1931} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Qe7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 c5 $6 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. Be3 Qe7 9. Bg5 b6 10. Nf3 Bb7 11. g3 O-O 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bg2 Na6 14. b4 d5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. O-O Nc7 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Rd4 f5 (18... Nb5 19. Rg4+ Kf8 20. Qb2) 19. Rdd1 Rac8 20. Rac1 Bb7 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qe5 Nd5 23. Qb2 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Qf6 25. Qg5+ Qxg5 26. Nxg5 {Diagram [#]} h6 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Nh3 e5 29. f3 Kf8 30. Nf2 Ke7 31. Nd1 Ke6 32. Nc3 Bc6 33. Kf2 f4 34. g4 Kf6 35. e4 fxe3+ 36. Kxe3 Ke6 37. Ne4 Bxe4 38. Kxe4 {Diagram [#]} b5 39. f4 exf4 40. Kxf4 Kf6 41. h4 Kg6 42. Ke5 Kg7 43. Kf4 $1 (43. Kd5 {leads to both sides queening and a draw, said Daniel.} Kf6 $145 44. Kc5 Ke5 45. Kxb5 Kf4 46. Ka6 Kxg4 47. Kxa7 f5 48. b5 f4 49. b6 f3 50. b7 f2 51. b8=Q f1=Q) 43... a6 (43... Kf6 44. h5 Kg7 45. Kf5 Kf8 46. Kf6 Kg8 47. g5 hxg5 48. Kxg5 Kg7 49. h6+ Kh7 50. Kf6 $18 Kxh6 $145 51. Kxf7 Kg5 52. Ke6 Kf4 53. Kd5 Ke3 54. Kc5 a6 55. Kb6 Kd4 56. Kxa6 Kc4 57. Ka5 $18) 44. g5 $1 (44. g5 {Resigns, for if} hxg5+ 45. Kxg5 f6+ 46. Kf5 Kf7 47. h5) 1-0

[Event "Referee v Hampshire 1930-1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Head, AJ."]
[Black "West, James S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Sunday Referee 3 May 1931"]
[ECO "B72"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Sunday Referee 3 May 1931} 1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. f4 $5 Qb6 9. Nf5 Qxb2 10. Nxg7+ Kf8 11. Nd5 Nxe4 12. Ne8 Kxe8 13. O-O Nc3 14. Nxc3 Qxc3 15. Bf2 Be6 16. Bf3 Qa5 17. Re1 Rg8 18. c4 g5 19. Bd5 gxf4 20. Qh5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Ne5 22. Qxh7 Rg6 23. Qh8+ Kd7 24. Qh3+ Ng4 25. Qh4 Re8 26. Qh5 Nxf2 27. Qf5+ Kd8 28. Rac1 e6 29. Qc2 f3 (29... Reg8 $142) 30. g3 Ng4 31. Kh1 f2 32. Re4 e5 33. Qc8+ Ke7 34. Qf5 Qxd5 0-1

[Event "telegraph match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Whitaker, Norman Tweed"]
[Black "Thomas, George Alan (Bart.)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C51"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
[EventType "game (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Nh6 7. d4 d6 8. Bxh6 dxe5 9. Bxg7 Rg8 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Bxe5 Bg4 12. Qd3 c5 13. Nc3 cxd4 14. Nd5 Qe8 15. Qg3 Nc4 16. Qf4+ Ke6 17. h3 Ba5+ 18. c3 Bxc3+ 19. Kf1 Nd2+ 20. Qxd2 Qxb5+ 21. Kg1 Bxd2 22. Nc7+ Kxe5 23. Nxb5 Bf3 0-1

[Event "C&DCCC 1931-2 bd1"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1931.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Elwell, Francis JH"]
[Black "Brooke, WM."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tunbridge Wells Advertiser 8 April 1932"]
[ECO "C98"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1931.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Tunbridge Wells Advertiser 8 April 1932 Brooke for Kent, Elwell for Hants bd1 in C&DCCC} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. d5 Nd8 13. Nf1 O-O 14. h3 {Back to modern move order?} Ne8 15. g4 g6 16. Ng3 Ng7 17. Bh6 f6 18. Kh2 Nf7 19. Qd2 Nxh6 20. Qxh6 Rf7 21. Qe3 f5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Nxf5 25. Rg1+ Kh8 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Rg2 Bf6 28. Rag1 Qf7 29. Nd2 e4 30. Nxe4 Be5+ 31. Kh1 Qxd5 32. f3 Qf7 33. Rg4 Rf8 34. a3 Rxf3 35. Qh6 Qd5 $2 36. Qxh7+ Kxh7 37. Rh4# 1-0

[Event "England"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maczynski, F."]
[Black "Pratton, W."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. O-O d6 7. b4 Bg4 8. a4 a5 9. b5 Nd8 10. Ba3 f6 11. Ra2 Ne6 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. Qd5 Bxf3 14. Qxb7 Qg5 15. Qxa8+ Ke7 16. g3 Nf4 17. Re1 Qh5 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Qxh8 Qxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Ng4+ 21. Kg1 Nh3+ 22. Kf1 Nh2# 0-1

[Event "British CC Ch Reserves-B 1968-9"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shaw, Sidney S"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Correspondence Chess #32 pp154-5"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qb6 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 O-O 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. Rfe1 Rae8 16. Rac1 Kh8 17. Bb1 g5 18. Ng6+ hxg6 19. Qxg5 Re7 20. Nh4 Be8 21. Bxg6 Rg7 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Bxe8 Nxe8 24. Qxe6+ Rgf7 25. Ng6 Nc7 26. Rxc6 Qxc6 27. Ne7+ Kh7 28. Qh3+ Qh6 29. Qd3+ Kg7 30. Qg3+ Kh7 31. Qd3+ {Correspondence Chess #32 pp154-5} 1/2-1/2

[Event "British CC Ch 1974-5"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1974.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rogers, Dennis John"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "CC55 pp838-9"]
[ECO "C16"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1974.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Bd2 b6 6. a3 Bf8 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. b4 Nc6 9. Bd3 O-O-O 10. Qe2 Kb8 11. b5 Na5 12. a4 Ne7 13. O-O Ng6 14. Rfb1 f6 15. Nd1 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. exf6 gxf6 18. a5 Rg8 19. axb6 cxb6 20. Ra4 e5 21. Rba1 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nh4 23. Qxf6 Rxg2+ 24. Kf1 Rxh2 25. Be3 Rh1+ 26. Ke2 Bg7 27. Qc6 Qg4+ 28. f3 Nxf3 29. Qxf3 Re1+ 30. Kxe1 Qxf3 31. Rxa7 Bf6 32. Ra8+ Qxa8 33. Rxa8+ Kxa8 34. dxe5 Bxe5 35. Bxb6 Rb8 36. Bf2 Rxb5 37. Ne3 Rc5 38. Ng2 Rc8 39. Ke2 Kb7 40. Nh4 Kc6 41. Nf5 Re8 42. Kf3 Kb5 43. Kg4 Kb4 44. Kg5 Rg8+ 45. Kh6 Rf8 46. Be1+ Bc3 47. Bxc3+ Kxc3 {CC55 pp838-9} 0-1

[Event "British CC Ch 1975-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Footner, John Kenneth"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "CC55 pp844-5"]
[ECO "A56"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 a6 8. h3 Nbd7 9. g4 Ne8 10. Qe2 Nc7 11. Rg1 Re8 12. g5 Rb8 13. a4 Nf8 14. h4 Bd7 15. h5 b6 16. Ra3 $1 Rb7 17. Nh4 Qb8 18. Rb3 Qa7 19. Nf5 Qb8 20. Qf3 b5 21. g6 fxg6 22. h6 Bxf5 23. exf5 e4 24. Bxe4 Bf6 25. Kf1 Re7 26. fxg6 Nxg6 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Rxg6 Rf7 29. Ne4 Ne8 30. Nxf6+ Rxf6 31. Rxf6 Nxf6 32. hxg7 Kxg7 33. Bh6+ {CC55 pp844-5} 1-0

[Event "British CC Ch 1975-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Toothill, John A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "CC58 pp937-8"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. a4 a6 7. Nc3 Qf6 8. Qe2 Nge7 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5+ Ne7 11. a5 Ba7 12. h4 h6 13. Ra4 Kd8 $1 { xd5} (13... d6 14. g4 {to stop ...Bf5, and g5} (14. Bg5 $2 Qxf2+ $1) 14... Bd7 15. Rf4 Qg6 16. Re4) 14. Rh3 $2 Nxd5 { Re8} 15. Re4 d6 16. g4 (16. Bg5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Qxf2+ 18. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Bxh3) 16... Qg6 { 17...Qxe4 18.Qxe4 Re8} 17. Bg2 f5 18. h5 (18. gxf5 $2 Qxg2) 18... Qf7 19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. Rf3 Rf8 {CC58 pp937-8} (20... Qd7 21. Rh4 Re8 22. Be3 Bg4 $19) (20... Qxh5 $143 21. Rc4 Re8 22. Re3 Qxe2+ 23. Kxe2 $19) 0-1

[Event "British CC Ch 1975-6"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Markland, Peter Richard"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "CC57 pp901-3"]
[ECO "C16"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Qg4 f5 6. Qg3 b6 7. a3 Bf8 8. Nh3 Bb7 9. Nf4 Nc6 10. Be3 O-O-O 11. Be2 Nge7 12. h4 Rg8 13. h5 Na5 14. b3 Nec6 15. Na4 Be7 16. Nb2 Kb8 17. b4 Nc4 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. c3 b5 20. O-O-O Qc8 21. a4 a6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Kb2 Bf8 24. Bf3 Ne7 25. Bxb7 Kxb7 26. Ra1 Nd5 27. Ra5 Qd7 28. Qf3 Be7 29. Rha1 Ra8 30. Nxe6 $1 {CC57 pp901-3} 1-0

[Event "British CH??"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lodge, David Wilfred"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "CC56 pp855-6"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. fxe5 dxe5 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Qe7 11. Nbd2 g5 12. Bf2 Ng4 13. Qe2 Ndf6 14. Be1 Nh5 15. g3 exd4 16. cxd4 c5 17. h3 Ngf6 18. e5 Nd5 19. Qe4 Rd8 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Kh2 Ndf6 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. Ne5 Rxd4 24. Rxf6 Qxf6 25. Nef3 Qe6 26. g4 Qe3 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Bg3 Qxd2+ 29. Kh1 Qb4 30. Qxh6+ {CC56 pp855-6; event not stated but perhaps the 1975-6 British Ch?} 1-0

[Event "Great Britain v Spain"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Balana Romero, Rafael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[GameId "423924740783"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. Qd2 Qe7+ 9. Be2 Bg4 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Qe3 f5 13. h3 Bh5 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qb4 16. Qxb4 Bxb4 17. c3 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. Ng5 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Rd7 21. Rae1 h6 22. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "BPCF-Finland"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wikman, Nils Ragnar"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1975.01.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. c4 Nb6 7. exd6 cxd6 8. h3 O-O 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Be3 d5 12. c5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qa4 Bd3 15. Rfd1 Qa5 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Ne1 Bf5 18. Rac1 Rad8 19. g4 Bd3 20. Nxd3 cxd3 21. Rxd3 Nc6 22. Rcd1 Rd7 23. R3d2 Rfd8 24. Ne2 Nb4 25. a3 Nd5 26. Bg5 Nf6 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. d5 Be5 29. f4 Bb8 30. b4 Kg7 31. Rd4 a6 32. Kg2 f5 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Kf3 Kf6 35. a4 Ba7 36. a5 Bb8 37. Ke3 Rg8 38. Kf3 Rgd8 39. R4d2 Rg8 40. Rg1 Rxg1 41. Nxg1 Rd8 42. Ne2 Kf7 43. Ng3 Kf6 44. Nf1 Rg8 45. Ne3 Rg7 46. Rg2 Rxg2 47. Nxg2 Bc7 48. Ne3 Bb8 49. Nc4 Bc7 50. Nb6 Kf7 51. Na8 1-0

[Event "unknown postal events"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Lanz Calavia, Jose Maria"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B29"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1978.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd5 d6 9. exd6 Qb6 10. Be3 Qxb2 11. Qe4+ Be6 12. d7+ Kxd7 13. Rd1+ Kc8 14. Bxc5 Qc3+ 15. Rd2 Qxc5 16. Be2 Qf5 17. Qa4 Qa5 18. Qxa5 Nxa5 19. Rd3 Nc6 20. a3 Re8 21. Rc3 Kc7 22. O-O Rad8 23. Bd3 h6 24. Rb1 Rd6 25. h3 Kb8 26. Kf1 Nd4 27. Nxd4 Rxd4 28. Rb4 Rd7 29. Rc5 Rc7 30. Re5 Rc3 31. a4 Bd7 32. Rxe8+ Bxe8 33. Ke2 Bc6 34. g3 Kc7 35. h4 f6 36. Kd2 Rc5 37. Bb5 a5 38. Rg4 Bxb5 39. axb5 g5 40. c4 Rf5 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Ke3 Kb6 43. f3 Kc5 44. Ke4 Re5+ 45. Kd3 Re1 46. f4 Rd1+ 0-1

[Event "EU/MSM/II prel"]
[Site "corr ICCF"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gorski, Jan"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A67"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1978.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "ICCF to 2022"]
[Source "ICCF ed Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.19"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Nfd7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nf3 Re8 11. Nd2 a6 12. Bd3 Qc7 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Nc4 Ng4 16. g3 Rb8 17. h3 Bd4+ 18. Kg2 Ngf6 19. Qc2 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. f5 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Bf4 Re2+ 26. Kf3 Qe7 27. g4 Qe4+ 28. Kg3 g5 0-1

[Event "EU/MSM/II prel"]
[Site "corr ICCF"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Haugseth, Ole Eivind"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1978.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "ICCF to 2022"]
[Source "ICCF ed Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.19"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 O-O 12. O-O Bxd2 13. Qxd2 e5 14. dxe5 Ndxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Rad1 Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Rfe1 Qd6 19. Bc2 Rad8 20. Ng3 Bf7 21. Ne4 Qb4 22. Ng5 g6 23. Qxb4 Nxb4 24. Bb3 Kg7 25. Re7 Kf6 26. Rxb7 Kxg5 27. Rxb4 Rd7 28. Kf2 Rfd8 29. a3 Be6 30. Ba2 Kf6 31. Rbd4 a5 32. R1d2 Rb8 33. h4 Rdb7 34. b3 h5 35. Re2 Rc7 36. Rf4+ Ke7 37. b4 1-0

[Event "EU/MSM/II prel"]
[Site "corr ICCF"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Stransky, Ernst"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1978.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "ICCF to 2022"]
[Source "ICCF ed Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.19"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 f6 8. Nf4 Qe7 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. O-O Nc5 12. Re1 Be7 13. cxd4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O 15. Qe3 Bd6 16. Nd3 Qf5 17. Bd2 Bd7 18. Rac1 Rae8 19. b4 Qh5 20. Nfe5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bb8 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. b5 Qh4 24. Bc3 Rf7 25. Bd4 Qe7 26. Re2 b6 27. Nd3 Qa3 28. Ne1 Qa4 29. Rb2 Rc7 30. Rxc7 Bxc7 31. Qd3 Bd7 32. Nc2 Rc8 33. f4 Bd8 34. Ne3 Be7 35. f5 Rc1+ 36. Kf2 Bc5 37. fxe6 Bxe6 38. Rd2 Bb4 39. Rb2 Qa5 40. Nc2 Bc5 41. Be3 Qa4 42. Nd4 Bxd4 43. Qxd4 Rc4 44. Qd3 Re4 45. Kg1 Rxe5 46. Rf2 Bd7 47. Rb2 Qc4 48. Qa3 Bxb5 49. Rf2 Re8 0-1

[Event "EU/MSM/II prel"]
[Site "corr ICCF"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nyman, Sture Valentin"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1978.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn (corr)"]
[SourceTitle "ICCF to 2022"]
[Source "ICCF ed Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.19"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. exd6 cxd6 10. b3 Nc6 11. Be3 d5 12. c5 Nc8 13. b4 a6 14. Qd2 Bf6 15. Rfd1 N8e7 16. Ne1 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Nf5 18. Rab1 Qd7 19. Nc2 Nxe3 20. Nxe3 h5 21. Rb3 Bg5 22. f4 Bd8 23. Kh1 f5 24. Ng1 Bf6 25. Nf3 g6 26. a4 Rfb8 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Nd8 29. Qb2 Qc7 30. g3 Ra4 31. Ra3 Rba8 32. Rda1 Rxa3 33. Rxa3 Qb8 34. Qa2 Rxa3 35. Qxa3 h4 36. Kg2 hxg3 37. hxg3 Kg7 38. Qa5 Qc8 39. Nc2 Nf7 40. Nb4 Bd8 41. Qa7 Bf6 42. c6 Nd8 43. Na6 1-0

[Event "BPCF Best Games Prize"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Watson, Ronald H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 dxe4 4. Nc3 f5 5. f3 Bd6 6. g3 h5 7. Bg2 h4 8. fxe4 hxg3 9. h3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Nd4 11. Qd3 e5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Ne4 Nf6 14. Bxd4 Nxe4 15. Be3 a6 16. Qe2 Qf6 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Kb2 Nc5 19. Rf1 Ne6 20. c3 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Qf3 c6 23. Ne2 Bd3 24. Re1 Be5 25. Nc1 Bg6 26. d4 Rxd4 27. cxd4 Bxd4+ 28. Ka3 Qd6+ 29. b4 a5 30. Qb3 Bf7 31. Qb1 axb4+ 32. Ka4 b5+ 0-1

[Event "C&DCCC"]
[Site "corr BCF"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Prizant, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 e6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. Bxc3 d5 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 e5 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Qd3 Be6 14. O-O-O f6 15. Kb2 Rc8 16. Be2 Be7 17. Bf3 Qc7 18. Rhe1 O-O 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Rd3 Rfd8 22. Qf3 Rd6 23. Rxd6 Bxd6 24. Qd3 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. f3 b4 27. Bd2 Bc5 28. c3 Rd8 29. Qc2 Qd6 30. Kc1 Ra8 31. Kd1 bxc3 32. Qxc3 Rd8 33. Ke2 e4 34. fxe4 Qxh2 35. Qf3 Qd6 36. Rd1 Qd4 37. Ke1 f5 0-1

[Event "British CC Ch qualifiers??"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Down, Nicholas A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B20"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[EventType "corr"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Qh5 Rg8 8. g3 Qg4 9. Qxh7 Rg7 10. Qf5 Qxf5 11. exf5 Rg5 12. f4 Rxf5 13. Ne2 Rh5 14. Nbc3 f5 15. Kf2 Bg7 16. h3 Nc6 17. g4 fxg4 18. hxg4 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 Kd7 20. Nd5 Rh8 21. Rxh8 Bxh8 22. c3 e6 23. Ne3 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "British CC Ch 8788"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Garside, R."]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C16"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bd2 Ba6 7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 c5 10. O-O Ne7 11. Qe2 Nc7 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. c3 c4 14. Be3 O-O 15. Nh4 b5 16. Qg4 a5 17. Bh6 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Bg5 Rf7 20. Rae1 Raf8 21. Re3 b4 22. Rh3 bxa3 23. bxa3 Qd6 24. Qh5 h6 25. Bxh6 gxh6 26. Ng6 Rh7 27. Nxf8 Qxf8 28. f4 Qf7 29. Qd1 Ne8 30. Qa4 Qd7 31. Rb1 Nf6 32. Rg3+ Kf7 33. Re3 Rh8 34. Rb6 Rc8 35. Qd1 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "British CC Ch 8788"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Thorn, JD (Pat)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O-O d6 10. f3 Be6 11. g4 Nd7 12. h4 a5 13. Bb5 Nb4 14. Kb1 Ne5 15. Qg2 a4 16. Nd4 a3 17. b3 c6 18. Be2 Qf6 19. Qg3 Ned3 20. Bxd3 Qxd4 21. Qe1 Qf6 22. Rf1 d5 23. g5 Qf4 24. Qd2 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Rfd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "British CC Ch 8788"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hawley, Martin Harold"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B05"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 6. Ng5 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 dxe5 9. dxe5 h6 10. Nf3 e6 11. O-O Nd7 12. b3 Qc7 13. Bb2 O-O-O 14. Nbd2 Be7 15. Qe2 g5 16. Nc4 Rhg8 17. a4 Nf4 18. Qe3 Bc5 19. Qe4 Nb6 20. a5 Nbd5 21. a6 b6 22. Rfd1 Bb4 23. Nd6+ Kb8 24. c4 Bc3 25. cxd5 Bxb2 26. dxc6 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 Rxd6 28. exd6 Qxd6 29. Ne5 f5 30. Qe3 Qd5 31. f3 Kc7 32. Rc1 Qb5 33. Rc4 Rd8 34. Nd7 Qd5 35. g3 Qd1+ 36. Kf2 Nd3+ 37. Kg2 Qxb3 0-1

[Event "British CC Ch 8788"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ludgate, Alan Templeton"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. a3 e6 6. Rb1 a5 7. e4 Nge7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. d3 e5 11. Nb5 Kh8 12. Nec3 f5 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. Ne4 Ncd4 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Rxb4 h6 20. Bd2 d5 21. cxd5 Qxd5 22. Rb6 Ra6 23. Rxa6 bxa6 24. Bb4 Rg8 25. Nf6 Qb5 26. Be7 Bxf6 27. Bxf6+ Kh7 28. Re1 Re8 29. Qc1 Bd7 30. Qc7 Ne6 31. Qd6 Ng5 32. Bxg5 hxg5 33. Be4 Rg8 34. Qe7+ Rg7 35. Qxg5 Be8 36. Rc1 a5 37. Rc8 1-0

[Event "British CC Ch Candidates"]
[Site "corr BPCF"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carleton, John Joseph"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. Bg5 a6 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Qg4 Bb7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. Rhe1 Ne5 13. Qg3 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 f6 15. Bd2 O-O-O 16. Kb1 e5 17. Nb3 d6 18. f3 Kb8 19. Rc1 g6 20. Red1 Be7 21. Ka1 Rd7 22. Be3 Rhd8 23. Qd2 Bc6 24. Qb4 Ka7 25. Rd5 Ka8 26. Bxb6 Rb8 27. Rb5 Qc8 28. Qa5 d5 29. a4 d4 30. Qe1 Bf8 31. c5 Bh6 32. Rd1 Bxb5 33. axb5 Rxb6 34. cxb6 Qc4 35. Qe4+ Kb8 36. Qc6 Qxb5 37. Qe6 Rd5 38. Rd3 Kb7 39. Qxf6 Qa4+ 40. Kb1 Qc4 0-1

[Event "British CC Ch Candidates"]
[Site "corr BPCF"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Howard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. a4 Qh4 7. Qe2 a5 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. g3 Qg4 10. f3 Qe6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 d6 13. O-O-O Qe7 14. Bb5 O-O 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Rhe1 Rfd8 18. g4 c5 19. Nde2 c6 20. Ng3 Be6 21. e5 Nd5 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Ne4 Qc6 25. Qxc5 Qxa4 26. Nc3 Qf4+ 27. Qe3 Qb8 28. Rd4 Qb7 29. h3 Qc6 30. f4 Re8 31. Qd3 a4 32. f5 a3 33. fxe6 axb2+ 34. Kxb2 Reb8+ 35. Kc1 fxe6 36. Kd2 Ra3 37. Qe3 Rc8 38. Rd3 Kh8 39. g5 Qc4 40. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "British CC Ch Candidates"]
[Site "corr BPCF"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Robertson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. O-O Bg7 9. Bh6 O-O 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Nh4 e5 12. Ne2 Re8 13. Rae1 d5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Ng3 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Qd8 17. Nxf6 Qxf6 18. f4 Qxh4 19. fxe5 Qd4+ 20. Qf2 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Be6 22. Be4 Rac8 23. Bf3 c5 24. Re3 Red8 25. a3 Rd2+ 26. Re2 Rdd8 27. Re3 Rd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "British CC Ch Candidates"]
[Site "corr BPCF"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tankel, Alan"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C16"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (corr)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Ne2 O-O-O 11. a4 Nb8 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bg5 Nge7 14. Rfb1 Na5 15. c4 Nxc4 16. a5 Kb8 17. Nc3 Rde8 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Nb5 a6 20. axb6 axb5 21. bxc7+ Kb7 22. Rb4 Ra8 23. c8=Q+ Rxc8 24. Qb3 Kb6 25. Rb1 Kc7 26. Rxb5 Kd8 27. Qa4 Qa7 0-1

[Event "British CC Ch year?"]
[Site "corr BPCF"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bowyer, Kenneth J"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E02"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[GameId "446244371427"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nf3 a6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qd3 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Rad1 O-O 14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 e5 16. Be3 h6 17. Nge4 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qc7 19. Nd6 Rcd8 20. Nf5 Nb6 21. Qf3 Kh7 22. b3 b4 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 g6 25. Ne3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 a5 27. Qd3 Rc8 28. Qd6 Qc6+ 29. Kg1 e4 30. Qe5 a4 31. Rd6 Qc1+ 32. Kg2 axb3 33. axb3 Qc3 34. Qxe4 Na8 35. Nd5 Qxb3 36. Qe7 1-0

[Event "British CC Ch year?"]
[Site "corr BPCF"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Anderton, David William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[GameId "446244371448"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nd4 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. O-O Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Qg4 h5 13. Qxd4 Qg5 14. Bf1 h4 15. h3 Rh6 16. Qe5 Qg6 17. Qc7 Bc6 18. c4 Qc2 19. Bc3 Rg6 20. Re5 Ba3 21. Re3 Bc1 22. Qd6 Qd1 23. g3 hxg3 24. fxg3 Rg5 25. g4 O-O-O 26. Qg3 1-0

[Event "British CC Ch year?"]
[Site "corr BPCF"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Black, Roy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[GameId "446244371449"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4 Nf6 12. Nd3 c6 13. Be3 Kh8 14. h3 a5 15. a3 Bd7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 cxd5 18. cxd5 b5 19. Qb3 Qc7 20. Ra3 Rxa3 21. Qxa3 Rc8 22. Rc1 Qb7 23. Ra1 Qc7 24. Rc1 Qb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "British CC Ch year?"]
[Site "corr BPCF"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Chandler, Clifford R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "446244371450"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5 Bc5 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. Be3 Bxe3 8. Qxe3 Kd8 9. N1c3 a6 10. Nd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Re8 12. g3 Qh6 13. Be2 b5 14. e5 Bb7 15. O-O Qh3 16. f3 c5 17. Qf4 Nd5 18. Qg5+ Kc7 19. Ne4 h6 20. Qd2 Rxe5 21. a4 b4 22. c4 bxc3 23. bxc3 Rae8 24. Rab1 Bc6 25. Bxa6 f5 26. Nxc5 f4 27. gxf4 Re3 28. Bc4 Rxf3 29. Na6+ Kd6 30. Rfd1 Qg4+ 31. Kh1 Rfe3 32. Nb4 Qxf4 33. Bf1 R8e5 34. Nxc6 {adj} 1-0

[Event "British CC Ch year?"]
[Site "corr BPCF"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Stewart, Alan Munro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[GameId "446244371451"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 Bg4 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Qd7 12. Rb1 h6 13. Bd2 Rad8 14. Qc1 Kh7 15. a3 e6 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Nc3 18. Rb3 Nb5 19. c4 Nbd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Ra3 a6 22. Bc3 f5 23. Kh2 f4 24. gxf4 e5 25. Bd2 Qe7 26. Kg1 Qh4 27. Bxb7 Qxh3 28. Be4 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 exf4 30. Rxa6 Nf3 31. Bxf3 Qxf3 32. Qc2 Rde8 0-1

[Event "British CC Ch year?"]
[Site "corr BPCF"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hutchings, Stuart James"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[GameId "446244371458"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Ba2 Ne7 14. Bg5 Ng6 15. h4 Qb8 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. h5 Ne7 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Qh4 Ng8 20. Rad1 Qd8 21. d5 e5 22. Qe4 1-0

[Event "BPCF-Germany 9192"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "32.1"]
[White "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Black "Schaaf, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1991.01.01"]
[EventType "team-match (corr)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. Nd2 f6 10. Qe4 Nb6 11. f4 fxe5 12. fxe5 Bb7 13. b3 g6 14. Bb2 Bg7 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Bd3 c5 17. Qe2 Rhf8 18. Rhf1 Rxf1 19. Rxf1 Re8 20. Re1 Qg5 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Rf8 23. Kc2 Rf4 24. Qd3 Rf2 25. e6 Bh6 26. exd7+ Nxd7 27. Re8+ Kb7 28. Re2 Rxe2 29. Qxe2 Nf6 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. Qxe4+ c6 32. a3 Qd2+ 33. Kb1 Be3 34. Qc2 Qe1+ 35. Ka2 Bd4 36. h3 Kc7 37. b4 Kd6 38. Kb3 Qe3+ 39. Ka4 cxb4 40. axb4 c5 41. bxc5+ Bxc5 42. Qd1+ Kc7 43. Qd5 Qe8+ 44. Kb3 Qc6 45. Be5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "BPCF-Germany 9192"]
[Site "corr"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "32.2"]
[White "Schaaf, Peter"]
[Black "Habershon, Paul F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[GameId "362434264695"]
[EventDate "1991.01.01"]
[EventType "team-match (corr)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceTitle "Miscellaneous CC games"]
[Source "Tim Harding"]
[SourceDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.01.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nd7 5. Be2 e5 6. Nf3 Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Re8 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Nh6 12. b4 Qe7 13. Nb5 Nf8 14. Qa4 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Nc3 Bd7 17. b5 Rec8 18. Rfd1 Ne6 19. Qa3 Nf7 20. bxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Nc5 23. Rab1 f5 24. Bb4 e4 25. Nd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rab8 27. Rdd1 Rb7 28. Bc3 Rcb8 29. Rxb7 Rxb7 30. Bd4 Rb6 31. Bxc5 dxc5 32. d6 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Qxd6 34. Qxa7 Kg7 35. Bf1 f4 36. Qb7 Qd4 37. g3 e3 38. gxf4 exf2+ 39. Kg2 Qxf4 40. Qf3 Qxf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Manley, Jonathan P."]
[Black "Ward, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[GameId "2180329817127595"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire A"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. Nh2 Be6 12. Ng4 Nh5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. O-O-O f6 15. Kb1 a5 16. g3 Qd7 17. Ne2 Rad8 18. Qe3 Kh8 19. f4 exf4 20. gxf4 f5 21. Ne5 Qd6 22. exf5 Rxf5 23. d4 c4 24. d5 Bxd5 25. Rhe1 Qc7 26. Nd4 Rxf4 27. Ndxc6 Rd6 28. a4 Kg7 29. Nd4 Bg8 30. Ka2 Rd5 31. Nec6 Bf7 32. Qc3 Nf6 33. Re7 Qd6 34. Rb7 Re4 35. Rxb6 Qf4 36. Rb7 Qe3 37. Qxe3 Rxe3 38. Ne7 Rde5 39. Nc8 c3+ 40. b3 Kg8 41. Rf1 Bd5 42. Ra7 Ne8 43. Rxa5 Bg2 44. Rxe5 Rxe5 45. Rg1 Bxh3 46. Na7 Nc7 47. Nac6 Re4 48. b4 Ne6 49. Nb5 Nf4 50. a5 Nd5 51. Rb1 h5 52. Nbd4 Ne7 53. b5 Nxc6 54. Nxc6 Re8 55. b6 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, Richard"]
[Black "Manley, Jonathan P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2150"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "2180329817266860"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Essex A"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxe5 Qe6 10. Nc4 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 O-O 12. d3 d5 13. Ne5 Bd6 14. f4 c5 15. Nf3 Bxf4 16. Bxf4 Rxf4 17. h3 d4 18. Rhf1 Bb7 19. Ne5 Rff8 20. Rxf8+ Rxf8 21. Nf3 Bxf3+ 22. gxf3 Rf5 23. Rg1 Rh5 24. Rg3 Re5+ 25. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bowden, Karl"]
[Black "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[GameId "2180329815669373"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire A"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Be7 11. Be2 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. Kh1 Nb6 14. Rfd1 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Be7 20. Rb6 Rb8 21. Rd1 Bd8 22. Rbd6 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Black "Bowden, Karl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E03"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[GameId "2180329815734910"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Essex B"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. O-O b6 8. d4 Bb7 9. Rd1 a6 10. dxc5 b5 11. Qf4 Nd5 12. Qd4 Nxc5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 Be7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Be3 Qe8 19. b3 Qf7 20. Qc3 b4 21. Qc2 Bb7 22. Qb1 Be4 23. Qb2 Qe8 24. Qd4 Bc6 25. Qh4 Bb5 26. Rc2 Nd7 27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. Nd4 Ne5 29. Nxe6 g5 30. Qh5 Be8 31. Qh3 Bd7 32. Bd5 Kh8 33. Rc1 Qb8 34. Qh6 Rg8 35. Be4 Ng6 36. Nxg5 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bennett, Craig"]
[Black "D'Costa, Lorin A. R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[GameId "2180329817033382"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Hertfordshire A"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Rb1 Ne7 8. Nh4 h6 9. Be2 Bh7 10. O-O g5 11. Nf3 Nf5 12. Bd3 Be7 13. b4 g4 14. Ne1 h5 15. Ne2 h4 16. Nf4 Rg8 17. a4 Qc7 18. c3 O-O-O 19. Qe2 Nb6 20. a5 Nc4 21. Bc1 g3 22. fxg3 hxg3 23. h3 Rg7 24. Rb3 Kb8 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Qxc4 a6 27. Nh5 Rgg8 28. Nf6 Rh8 29. Qe2 Bg6 30. Bg5 Ka8 31. Nf3 Bh5 32. Rbb1 Nh4 33. Bxh4 Bxf3 34. Rxf3 Rxh4 35. Rbf1 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "D'Costa, Lorin A. R."]
[Black "Bennett, Craig"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[GameId "2180329817029285"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hertfordshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire A"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. e3 Re8 8. d4 exd4 9. exd4 Bb6 10. Be3 h6 11. a3 a6 12. b4 Ne7 13. c5 Ba7 14. Re1 Ned5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Nh4 Nxe3 17. Rxe3 Rxe3 18. fxe3 c6 19. Qf3 Qe7 20. Re1 g6 21. Qf2 Be6 22. Qc2 Qe8 23. cxd6 Rd8 24. Nf3 Rxd6 25. Ne5 h5 26. Qc3 Bf5 27. Bf3 Qd8 28. Kg2 Qe7 29. Rd1 Rd8 30. e4 Bc8 31. Qe3 Kh7 32. Nc4 Qd7 33. e5 Qh3+ 34. Kg1 Qe6 35. Be2 b5 36. Na5 Rd5 37. Bf3 Rxe5 38. Qf2 Rf5 0-1

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cooper, N.."]
[Black "Grieve, Harry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[GameId "2180329816922783"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire A"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. f4 Nd7 6. Nf3 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. e5 c5 9. Be4 Qc7 10. Bxb7 Qxb7 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Qd5 Qxd5 13. Nxd5 Rc8 14. O-O-O e6 15. Nc3 Ne7 16. Ne4 Nf5 17. Nd6+ Nxd6 18. Rxd6 a5 19. Rhd1 Rc7 20. Ng5 h6 21. Ne4 Ke7 22. Nxc5 Rd8 23. Nxd7 Rcxd7 24. Bb6 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grieve, Harry"]
[Black "Cooper, N.."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B26"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "2180329816943264"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey A"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 d6 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Nge7 8. f4 O-O 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 cxd4 13. Nb1 Qb6 14. b3 Bd7 15. Na3 Rac8 16. Nc4 Qc5 17. b4 Qc7 18. Rf2 Bb5 19. Nb2 b6 20. a4 Bc6 21. b5 Ba8 22. f5 exf5 23. exf5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nxf5 25. Rxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barber, Philip"]
[Black "Mansson, James C."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2197"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "2180329815870080"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Sussex"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. Qc2 e6 8. Bd2 Bh5 9. h3 Nfd7 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. c5 Bc7 12. e4 O-O 13. Be2 h6 14. Rd1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qb3 Ra7 18. g4 Bg6 19. g5 hxg5 20. Rg1 Qf5 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nd7 23. Bc1 Nxe5 24. Rxg5 Qe4 25. f4 f6 26. Rg3 Nf7 27. Kf2 Rd8 28. Rdg1 Nh8 29. Bf3 Qf5 30. Bg4 Qe4 31. Qxe6+ Kf8 32. Qxe4 Bxe4 33. Be6 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mansson, James C."]
[Black "Barber, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2197"]
[BlackElo "2276"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[GameId "2180329815820927"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Sussex"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire A"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 g6 12. Rab1 Ne6 13. Bh4 Ng7 14. b4 a6 15. a4 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Nxf5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Nd6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Nd2 Bg5 22. Rfe1 Re7 23. Rb3 Rea7 24. Qb2 Kg7 25. Rb1 Be7 26. g3 Qe8 27. Kg2 Bd8 28. Rb8 Rxb8 29. Qxb8 Qd7 30. Nb3 Qe7 31. Nc5 h5 32. h4 Ra3 33. Rb3 Ra1 34. Rb1 Bc7 35. Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Michael J."]
[Black "Robertson, David J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2099"]
[BlackElo "2202"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[GameId "2180329817316016"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Warwickshire A"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 a6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. a4 g6 8. Nd2 Bg7 9. Nc4 O-O 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Nxd6 Nh5 12. Bd2 Ndf6 13. Nxc8 Rxc8 14. g3 Nxd5 15. Bg2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Qe7 18. O-O b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qd3 Rb8 21. Rfb1 c4 22. Qe4 Qxe4 23. Bxe4 Rfd8 24. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Robertson, David J."]
[Black "Blake, Michael J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2099"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[GameId "2180329817316015"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Warwickshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire A"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. h4 Bd7 13. h5 b5 14. Kb1 b4 15. Ne2 Ne4 16. Qe1 Qb6 17. h6 g6 18. Qh4 Qc5 19. Ng5 f5 20. exf6 Nf2 21. Re1 Nxh1 22. f7+ Kh8 23. Nxe6 Qe7 24. Qxe7 Nxe7 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. Ng3 Rxf7 27. Nxh1 Rxf4 28. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Halliwell, Toni"]
[Black "Watts, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2316"]
[BlackElo "2124"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[GameId "2180329815341684"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire A"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. Nge2 Nxc5 11. Bc2 Be6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Nf4 g5 14. Nxe6 Nxe6 15. Bg3 d4 16. exd4 Qxd4 17. Qf3 Qb6 18. Be5 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Bb3 Qb4 21. Rae1 Kg7 22. Re5 Bc5 23. Rf5 Rc6 24. Nd5 Qd4 25. Ne3 Qxb2 26. h4 Bxe3 27. fxe3 g4 28. Qf4 Re8 29. Rh5 Rh8 30. Kh2 Qc3 31. e4 Qb4 32. Rf5 Qxe4 33. Rxf6 Qxf4+ 34. R6xf4 f6 35. Rxg4+ Kf8 36. Rg6 Rh7 37. Rfxf6+ Rxf6 38. Rxf6+ Ke7 39. Re6+ Kd7 40. g4 Kc7 41. Kg3 Kd7 42. Bc2 Kxe6 43. Bxh7 Kf6 44. Kf4 b5 45. g5+ hxg5+ 46. hxg5+ Kg7 47. Bd3 b4 48. Kf5 a5 49. Bb5 Kf7 50. g6+ Kg7 51. Kg5 Kg8 52. Kf6 Kh8 53. Kf7 b3 54. Bd3 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Watts, John"]
[Black "Halliwell, Toni"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2124"]
[BlackElo "2316"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[GameId "2180329815313011"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire A"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. g3 O-O 14. Bg5 Be5 15. c3 h6 16. Nf3 Bxc3 17. Rc1 hxg5 18. Rxc3 Qb6 19. Rb3 Qd8 20. Nxg5 b5 21. Rb4 Qd5 22. Ne4 Rd8 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kf8 25. Rb3 f5 26. Qh5 Bb7 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qh4+ Ke8 29. f3 Qc5+ 30. Kg2 Qd4 31. Bxf5 Qxh4 32. gxh4 Rd2+ 33. Kh3 Rad8 34. Be4 Bc8 35. f4 Ke7 36. Rc1 R2d4 37. Rc7+ Kf6 38. Re3 Rg8 39. Rec3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Herriot, Brian James"]
[Black "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2204"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "2180329817115305"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire A"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. a4 h6 9. Re1 Be6 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Nc4 Rfe8 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Nfd2 Qd7 14. Bf3 Rad8 15. Qb3 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 Bg5 17. Qxb7 Bd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Re4 Re6 20. Nf3 Rb8 21. Qa6 Qxd3 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Ree1 Rf6 24. f3 Rf4 25. b3 Rf6 26. Rac1 Qd5 27. Rcd1 Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Rg6 29. h3 Kh7 30. Rb1 Rh6 31. Ne3 Qxc3 32. Ng4 Rb6 33. Qc8 Ne7 34. Qa8 Rhe6 35. Rbc1 Qb4 36. Qe8 Qf4 37. Rc4 Qd2 38. Rce4 Nf5 39. Qxf7 Ng3+ 40. Kh2 Nxe4 41. Rxe4 c5 42. Qf5+ Kg8 43. Nxe5 Qd6 44. Qf7+ Kh7 45. Qh5+ Kg8 46. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2014 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Black "Herriot, Brian James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[BlackElo "2204"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[GameId "2180329817127594"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire B"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Qf5 Qxf5 17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bc2 b6 19. Ba4 Bb7 20. Bc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 Rac8 22. Nd4 Bc5 23. Rd1 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxc6 25. Be3 Rc2 26. b4 Re8 27. a3 Re4 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. h3 Rec4 30. Rd3 Kg6 31. Rad1 Re2 32. Rd6 Rc3 33. R1d3 Rxd3 34. Rxd3 Ra2 35. g3 h5 36. f3 Nh7 37. h4 Nf8 38. Bf4 Ne6 39. Be5 f6 40. Bb8 a5 41. bxa5 bxa5 42. Kf1 Nc5 43. Rc3 Nd7 44. Bd6 Ne5 45. Bxe5 fxe5 46. g4 a4 47. Rc6+ Kh7 48. Rc3 Rb2 49. Rc4 Rb3 50. Rxa4 Rxf3+ 51. Kg2 hxg4 52. Re4 Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Michael J."]
[Black "Stebbings, Anthony J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E41"]
[WhiteElo "2190"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[GameId "2180329605794954"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Essex A"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. e4 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nh4 h6 12. Qf3 Ng6 13. Nf5 Kh8 14. Bd2 Nh7 15. a4 Ne7 16. a5 Nxf5 17. exf5 Re8 18. h3 Bd7 19. Rfb1 Rb8 20. Rb2 Ng5 21. Qg3 f6 22. h4 Nf7 23. Be4 Qc8 24. Qd3 Kg8 25. g4 Kf8 26. Kg2 Ke7 27. Be3 Rh8 28. Rab1 Qc7 29. Ra2 Rbe8 30. Rb3 Bc8 31. Qb1 Kd8 32. Rb5 Re7 33. Rab2 Ke8 34. Qc1 Kd8 35. f3 Qd7 36. Qg1 Ke8 37. Kh1 Kd8 38. Qb1 Qc7 39. Kg1 Qd7 40. Kg2 Qc7 41. Qg1 Ke8 42. Kf2 Kd8 43. Qc1 Ke8 44. Kg3 Kd8 45. Qd2 Qd7 46. Kh2 Qc7 47. Ra2 Bd7 48. Rb1 Bc8 49. Rab2 Qd7 50. Rb5 Ke8 51. Qb2 Qd8 52. Qc1 Kf8 53. R1b2 Rc7 54. Rg2 Re7 55. Qa3 Kg8 56. Rb1 Kf8 57. Rb5 Kg8 58. Kg1 Kf8 59. Qc1 Ke8 60. Ra2 Kd7 61. Rab2 Kc7 62. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stebbings, Anthony J."]
[Black "Blake, Michael J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E48"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[GameId "2180329605827723"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Bd6 8. Bd2 Re8 9. Rc1 a6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ng3 b5 12. Nce2 g6 13. Nf4 Nb6 14. b3 b4 15. f3 a5 16. Re1 Bb7 17. Bb5 Nbd7 18. Nd3 h5 19. Rc2 Rc8 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. dxc5 Bxg3 22. hxg3 c6 23. Bf1 Qc7 24. a3 Qxg3 25. axb4 axb4 26. Bxb4 Nd7 27. Ra2 Ra8 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Qd4 Ra2 30. Bc3 f6 31. Re2 Rxe2 32. Bxe2 h4 33. b4 h3 34. Qg4 Qxg4 35. fxg4 hxg2 36. Kxg2 Kf7 37. Kg3 g5 38. Bd3 Ne5 39. Bc2 Ba6 40. e4 Nd3 41. Ba4 Bb5 42. Bxb5 cxb5 43. c6 Ke8 44. Kf3 d4 45. Bxd4 Ne5+ 46. Ke3 Kd8 47. Bb6+ Ke7 48. Kd4 Kd6 49. c7 Nc6+ 50. Ke3 Kd7 51. Bd4 Ne5 52. Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sheppard, Barry S."]
[Black "Ward, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2291"]
[BlackElo "2147"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[GameId "2180329606732986"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Re3 Be4 19. Rxe4 dxe4 20. Qf6 Qg4 21. Qxg5+ Qxg5 22. Bxg5 f5 23. Nd2 Rae8 24. Kg2 Re6 25. Be3 f4 26. gxf4 Bxf4 27. Re1 Rg6+ 28. Kf1 Bxh2 29. Ke2 Rg1 30. Rxg1+ Bxg1 31. Nxe4 h5 32. Ng5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, Richard"]
[Black "Sheppard, Barry S."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2147"]
[BlackElo "2291"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[GameId "2180329606732987"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Essex B"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. a3 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bh2 Re8 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 a5 13. Qd2 Ra7 14. g4 Ng7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. O-O-O e5 17. f4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Qc7 19. Qe3 Qe5 20. Rhf1 b5 21. Nb1 Qd4 22. Qf4 c4 23. dxc4 Qxc4 24. Nd2 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Black "Walker, John T."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B64"]
[WhiteElo "2018"]
[BlackElo "1764"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[GameId "2180329606819007"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Staffordshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Walker, John T."]
[Black "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1764"]
[BlackElo "2018"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[GameId "2180329606802622"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Staffordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Nf3 Be7 0-1

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jones, Bob"]
[Black "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B20"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[GameId "2180329606610101"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Suffolk"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. a3 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Nc3 b6 5. Rb1 e6 6. Qf3 a6 7. bxc5 bxc5 8. Qe3 d6 9. e5 Nc6 10. exd6 Nd4 11. Bd3 Nh6 12. Nge2 O-O 13. O-O Nhf5 14. Bxf5 exf5 15. Qe7 Be6 16. Nf4 Re8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qc7 Rc8 19. Qxd8 Rexd8 20. Rb6 Rc6 21. Rxc6 Nxc6 22. f3 Nd4 23. Bb2 Nxc2 24. Rc1 Nd4 25. Kf2 Nb3 26. Rc2 Rxd6 27. Na4 Bxb2 28. Rxb2 c4 29. Ke1 Kf7 30. Rc2 Rd4 31. Nb2 Na5 32. Rc3 Kf6 33. d3 cxd3 34. Nxd3 Rh4 35. Rc7 Rxh2 36. Kf2 Nb3 37. Rb7 Nd4 38. Nc5 Rh4 39. Nxa6 Nc2 40. Nc5 Nxa3 41. Nd7+ Ke7 42. Ne5+ Kd6 43. Nf7+ Kd5 44. Rd7+ Kc6 45. Rd3 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Black "Jones, Bob"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[GameId "2180329606610100"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Suffolk"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Bd6 9. Na3 O-O 10. Nc2 e5 11. b4 a6 12. a4 Re8 13. Ba3 Bf5 14. Re1 e4 15. Nh4 Bg4 16. Qd2 Bf8 17. h3 Bh5 18. g4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Bxg4 20. Rxe4 Qxh4 21. Qf4 Rxe4 22. Bxe4 Qh5 23. Qh2 Qxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Rd8 25. b5 Bxa3 26. Rxa3 Na5 27. Kg3 h5 28. f3 Be6 29. f4 g6 30. f5 gxf5 31. Bf3 Kg7 32. Bxh5 Kf6 33. Kf4 axb5 34. axb5 Nxc4 35. dxc4 d3 36. Nb4 Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cooper, N.."]
[Black "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[BlackElo "2093"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[GameId "2180329606610098"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. Bd3 Be6 10. Na4 g5 11. Bg3 Qe7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. O-O Rfe8 15. f4 Bg4 16. Qe3 Nxe4 17. Rae1 Nc5 18. Qd2 Qf6 19. fxg5 Qxg5 20. Bf4 Qh5 21. h3 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Be6 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. a3 Qh4 25. Bxh6 Ne5 26. Be4 f6 27. Bf4 Kf7 28. Rf1 Ke7 29. Bxb7 Rb8 30. Be4 Rxb2 31. Qa5 Rb6 32. Qa7 Kd7 33. Qa8 Nc6 34. Qa4 f5 35. Bf3 Qh8 36. Rd1 Qg8 37. h4 Bc4 38. Bg5 Bb5 39. Qf4 Nd4 40. Rxd4 cxd4 41. Qxf5+ Qe6 42. Qf8 d5 43. Kf2 Kc6 44. Bf4 Qg6 45. h5 Qxc2+ 46. Kg3 Kb7 47. Qg7 Qc5 48. h6 Bd3 49. h7 Bxh7 50. Qxh7 Rb5 51. a4 Ra5 52. Qd7 Qc6 53. Qf7 Kb6 54. Kh4 Rxa4 55. Bxd5 Qc3 56. Qe8 Rb4 57. g4 c6 58. Qb8+ Ka6 59. Qc8+ Kb6 60. Qc7+ Ka6 61. Bxc6 Qe1+ 62. Kg5 Qe6 63. Bg2 d3 64. Kh4 Rc4 65. Qb7+ Ka5 66. Kh3 Rb4 67. Qg7 Ka4 68. Bd2 Rc4 69. Qa1+ Kb3 70. Bf3 Rc2 71. Qd4 Rxd2 72. Bd5+ Qxd5 73. Qxd5+ 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Black "Cooper, N.."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2093"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[GameId "2180329606610099"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey A"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Be3 Bc5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Qd3 Nf6 12. Rd1 Bb7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bf3 e5 15. Rd2 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. c4 g6 18. Rfd1 Kg7 19. Nc1 Rfd8 20. Nb3 Qe7 21. Qe3 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 a4 23. Nc5 Ra5 24. Nd3 c5 25. h4 h5 26. Qg5 Ra8 27. Nxe5 Re8 28. Nd3 Bxe4 29. Re2 Qd6 30. Bxe4 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Nxe4 32. Qe3 Nf6 33. f3 Nd7 34. Kf2 a3 35. b3 Qf6 36. g3 Qa1 37. Qe2 Qd4+ 38. Qe3 Qa1 39. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sharp, Joseph"]
[Black "Thompson, David F."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2093"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[GameId "2180329607126227"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Sussex"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 a6 4. Bd3 g6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. f3 Rad8 13. Ne2 c5 14. dxc5 Qc8 15. Qc2 Nd7 16. Bd2 Nxc5 17. Bc3 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 Rd3 19. Kf2 Bh6 20. Nf4 Bxf4 21. exf4 Qc5+ 22. Kg3 Bd5 23. Qb4 Qc7 24. Be5 Qb7 25. b3 f6 26. Bb2 Qd7 27. Qe1 g5 28. Qe2 gxf4+ 29. Kf2 Qa7+ 30. Ke1 Re3 31. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 32. Kd1 Rd8 33. Bc1 Bxb3# 0-1

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thompson, David F."]
[Black "Sharp, Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[BlackElo "2093"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[GameId "2180329607056594"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Sussex"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Be2 Nc6 4. c3 d5 5. e5 Qc7 6. d4 Nge7 7. Na3 a6 8. O-O Nf5 9. Nc2 cxd4 10. cxd4 b5 11. g4 Nfe7 12. a4 b4 13. Bd2 a5 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. Bb5 Ba6 16. Qe2 g6 17. b3 Bg7 18. Bg5 O-O 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Nce1 Qb7 21. Nd3 Raa8 22. Qe3 Rfe8 23. Nc5 Qc7 24. Rc2 Nc8 25. Rfc1 N8a7 26. h4 Rf8 27. h5 Rfe8 28. Kg2 Bf8 29. Bf6 Rac8 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Ng5 Bh6 32. Rh1 Bxg5 33. Bxg5 Qf7 34. Bf6 Nb8 35. Rcc1 Nd7 36. Rxh7 Qxh7 37. Rh1 Qxh1+ 38. Kxh1 Nxf6 39. exf6 Kf7 40. Kg2 Kxf6 41. Qe5+ Kf7 42. g5 Rf8 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qxg6+ Kh8 45. Nxe6 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bennett, Craig"]
[Black "Hall, Richard V. M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "2180329606233247"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire A"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 Qe7 11. Be3 dxc4 12. Ne5 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Nb6 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 Bd7 16. Bd2 f4 17. e4 fxe3 18. Bxe3 Be8 19. Bg5 Qd7 20. Rae1 Bf7 21. Be4 h6 22. Be3 Rad8 23. Qa4 Bb8 24. f3 a6 25. Kg2 Kh8 26. Qb4 Bg8 27. Rf2 Qf7 28. Qc5 Qf6 29. f4 Bd6 30. Qb6 Rd7 31. Bf3 Qd8 32. Qxd8 Rfxd8 33. Bd2 Bc7 34. Bc3 Bb6 35. Rd1 e5 36. fxe5 Bxd4 37. Rfd2 c5 38. Bxd4 cxd4 39. Bg4 Re7 40. Rxd4 Rxd4 41. Rxd4 Rxe5 42. b3 Bd5+ 43. Kf2 Bc6 44. Bd7 Be4 45. Rd6 Kg8 46. Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hall, Richard V. M."]
[Black "Bennett, Craig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2366"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[GameId "2180329606204574"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 Qe7 11. Nf3 f6 12. Nd2 a6 13. Nc4 Ba7 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qe2 O-O-O 16. Bd2 Kb8 17. b4 Nf8 18. Rfd1 Qd7 19. c3 Ne6 20. Be3 h5 21. Na5 Qc8 22. Nb3 Rhe8 23. d4 exd4 24. cxd4 Nf8 25. e5 Re6 26. h3 Bb6 27. f4 Ree8 28. Nc5 Ne6 29. Kh2 Bxc5 30. bxc5 Rd5 31. Ra3 Rf8 32. Rdd3 fxe5 33. fxe5 Rg8 34. Rdb3 Ka8 35. Rb4 g5 36. Bf2 Nf4 37. Qf1 Rdd8 38. Rab3 Rdf8 39. Rxb7 Qxb7 40. Rxb7 Kxb7 41. Bg3 h4 42. Bxf4 Rxf4 43. Qe1 g4 44. Qb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grieve, Harry"]
[Black "Pattrick, Graham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[BlackElo "2196"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[GameId "2180329606016149"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire B"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. d5 Qb6 7. Bc1 e6 8. e4 exd5 9. exd5 Be7 10. c4 O-O 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Ne2 d6 13. Nbc3 Nbd7 14. b3 Bf8 15. O-O Ne5 16. Bc2 h6 17. Qe1 Bd7 18. Qg3 Qd8 19. Nf4 a6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Nh5 Nxc4 23. Nxg7 Bxg7 24. bxc4 Kh8 25. Rb1 Qe7 26. Bd3 b5 27. Bf4 Bd4+ 28. Kh1 Rg8 29. Qe1 Qf6 30. Qd2 Rab8 31. Bxh6 Rxg2 32. Qxg2 Rg8 33. Qe2 Qxh6 34. Rg1 Bxg1 35. Rxg1 b4 36. Qb2+ Rg7 37. Rxg7 Qxg7 38. Qxg7+ Kxg7 39. Kg2 Kf6 40. Kf2 Bf5 41. Be4 Bxe4 42. fxe4 a5 43. Ke3 a4 44. Kd3 a3 45. Kc2 Ke5 46. h4 Kxe4 0-1

[Event "GB/WH2015 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pattrick, Graham"]
[Black "Grieve, Harry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2196"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2180329605999764"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bb6 Qf4 12. Bf3 d5 13. g3 Qb8 14. exd5 cxd5 15. c4 Bb7 16. c5 Nd7 17. Qd4 a5 18. a3 e5 19. Qe3 d4 20. Qe2 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Bd2 22. Qd3 Bh6 23. Qb5 Nxb6 24. Nxb6 a4 25. Qc4 Ra7 26. Nxa4 Bg5 27. Nb6 Rd8 28. Rad1 Rc7 29. Nd5 Rcd7 30. c6 Rxd5 31. c7 Qxb2 32. Qxd5 Rxd5 33. Rb1 Qxa3 34. Rb8+ Bd8 35. Rxd8+ Rxd8 36. cxd8=Q+ Qf8 37. Qc7 Qe8 38. Rb1 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Michael J."]
[Black "Williams, Stephen M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2264"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[GameId "2180329160888138"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Essex A"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. d4 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. Qf1 Qh5 19. f3 Nxe3 20. Qf2 Nd5 21. fxg4 Qxg4 22. Qf3 Qg6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Qe4 Bxg3 25. Qxg6 Bf2+ 26. Kg2 hxg6 27. Nf3 g5 28. Nxg5 Be3 29. Nxe6 Rf2+ 30. Kh3 Rxb2 31. Nc7 Bd2 32. Nxd5 cxd5 33. Bxd5+ Kf8 34. c4 Bc3 35. Rf1+ Ke8 36. Rd1 Rxa2 37. cxb5 Ra3 38. Rd3 axb5 39. Bc6+ Kd8 40. Bxb5 Bb2 41. Rxa3 Bxa3 42. Kg4 Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Williams, Stephen M."]
[Black "Blake, Michael J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2264"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[GameId "2180329160871753"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. exd4 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. a3 a6 10. Re1 Bd7 11. h3 Rc8 12. Ne2 Na5 13. c3 Bb5 14. Bc2 Bd6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Nc4 17. Qc1 Be7 18. Nf4 Re8 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. a4 Bc6 21. a5 Bb5 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Bg6+ Kg8 24. Bxe8 Bxe8 25. b3 Nd6 26. Nxe6 Qd7 27. Nc5 Qc7 28. Qe3 Nde4 29. f3 Nxc5 30. Qxe7 Qxe7 31. Rxe7 Nxb3 32. Ra3 Nc1 33. Bxf6 gxf6 34. Rxb7 Bb5 35. h4 Re8 36. Kh2 Bc4 37. Ra1 Na2 38. Rab1 Nxc3 39. R1b6 Rf8 40. Re6 Rf7 41. Rb8+ Kg7 42. Ree8 h5 43. Rh8 Rb7 44. Rxb7+ Kxh8 45. Rf7 Ne2 46. Rxf6 Kg7 47. Rf5 Nxd4 48. Rxh5 Nc6 49. Rg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kenworthy, Gary"]
[Black "Thompson, David F."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[GameId "2180329160736578"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. d4 e4 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. f3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. fxe4 dxe4 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e3 Bg5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Nh3 Bxh3 14. Bxh3 f5 15. O-O Ne7 16. g4 Qd6 17. gxf5 Qh6 18. Kg2 Bxe3 19. Rae1 Bd2 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Rxe4 Nxf5 22. Rxf5 Rxf5 23. Bxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thompson, David F."]
[Black "Kenworthy, Gary"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[GameId "2180329160716097"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Essex B"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. c3 e6 5. O-O Nc6 6. d4 Nxe4 7. dxc5 Nxc5 8. b4 Nd7 9. Be3 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qc2 Qc7 12. Rac1 e5 13. Bc4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Kh8 15. Rfd1 f5 16. a4 h6 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Nc4 f4 19. Na3 Bf5 20. Qd2 e4 21. Nb5 Qd7 22. Ne1 Rad8 23. f3 e3 24. Qe2 Rf6 25. Nd3 Be6 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. g3 g5 28. Nc7 Qf7 29. Kg2 Bf8 30. Nb5 h5 31. gxf4 gxf4 32. Kh1 Rg6 33. Rg1 Bh6 34. Rxg6 Qxg6 35. Rg1 Qf5 36. Ne1 d5 37. Nd3 Rg8 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8 39. Kg1 h4 40. Nd6 Qe6 41. Nb5 h3 42. Kf1 Qf6 43. Qa2 Qf5 44. Ne1 Bg7 45. Qe2 Kh8 46. Qc2 Qf7 47. Ke2 Be5 48. Nd3 Qg6 49. Kf1 Kg7 50. Ne1 Qf6 51. Ke2 Kh6 52. Kf1 d4 53. cxd4 Bxd4 54. Qc4 Be5 55. Nd3 Ne7 56. Qe4 Ng6 57. Qd5 Qg5 58. Ne1 Bf6 59. Qxg5+ Kxg5 60. Ke2 Ne7 61. Nd6 Nd5 62. Ne4+ Kf5 63. Nd3 Be7 64. b5 Nf6 65. Nc3 Bd6 66. Kd1 Nh7 67. Ne4 Ba3 68. Ke2 Ng5 69. Nc3 Ne6 0-1

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Batchelor, Paul A."]
[Black "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2271"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[GameId "2180329160380210"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Sussex"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. c4 a5 13. a4 b6 14. Bd3 g6 15. O-O Bg7 16. Rae1 O-O 17. Nc1 Rae8 18. b3 e4 19. Bc2 exf3 20. gxf3 Ne5 21. Kg2 Nfd7 22. Ne2 Nc5 23. Nd4 Qd8 24. h3 f5 25. Rg1 f4 26. Bf2 g5 27. Qd1 Bf6 28. Ne6 Nxe6 29. dxe6 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Black "Sharp, Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2103"]
[BlackElo "2040"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[GameId "2180329161051989"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Sussex"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qc7 7. Be3 Nf6 8. O-O Bb4 9. Na4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Rbxc8 13. g3 a5 14. c3 Be7 15. Bf3 d5 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. c4 Qd6 18. Rfd1 Ne5 19. Be2 Rfd8 20. Bb6 Re8 21. Bxa5 Ra8 22. Bc3 Red8 23. a4 h5 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Bxh5 Rdc8 26. exd5 exd5 27. a5 d4 28. Qe4 Qh6 29. Bxd4 Qxh5 30. Qxe5 Qxe5 31. Bxe5 Bb4 32. a6 Bc5 33. Rdc1 Rxa6 34. Rxa6 Bxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Rxc1 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. Ra7 Kg8 38. Rc7 Rb1 39. h4 Rd1 40. b4 Rb1 41. Rb7 Rb3 42. b5 f6 43. Bd4 Rd3 44. Rd7 Kh7 45. b6 Kg6 46. b7 Rb3 47. g4 Kh7 48. Ba7 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Black "Batchelor, Paul A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[BlackElo "2271"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[GameId "2180329160367921"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Sussex"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 Nbd7 13. O-O Nc5 14. Re1 Qb6 15. Qd2 Nfd7 16. Be3 a5 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Ne5 19. Nd2 Rb8 20. Re3 Ba6 21. Ne2 Rbc8 22. Kh2 Ned7 23. f4 Nd3 24. b4 axb4 25. Bxd3 b3 26. Nxb3 cxd3 27. Qxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sharp, Joseph"]
[Black "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2040"]
[BlackElo "2103"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "2180329161068374"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Sussex"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 d6 7. d3 Bg4 8. Be2 O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. e4 a5 12. Bg5 Qe7 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. g5 Qe6 15. h4 f5 16. gxf6 Bh5 17. O-O-O Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rxf6 19. Bg2 Rxf2 20. Bh3 Qh6+ 21. Kb1 Nd4 22. Qe1 Qf4 23. Qg1 a4 24. Qg4 Rxb2+ 25. Kxb2 Qf2+ 26. Kb1 Qc2+ 0-1

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barber, Philip"]
[Black "Donnelly, Mike J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2254"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "2180329160781636"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Warwickshire A"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6 8. a4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. e3 Re8 11. Nd2 Nfd7 12. Be2 Ne5 13. a5 Nbd7 14. O-O f5 15. Qc2 b5 16. axb6 Nxb6 17. Nb3 Nec4 18. Na5 Nxa5 19. Rxa5 Rf8 20. Qd2 Nd7 21. Rfa1 Ne5 22. Bg3 Qb6 23. R1a2 Rf7 24. e4 Rfa7 25. f4 Nf7 26. exf5 Bxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Donnelly, Mike J."]
[Black "Barber, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2254"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[GameId "2180329160757059"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Warwickshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Nge2 Be7 12. f3 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Rac1 a5 15. a4 Nf8 16. Kh1 Ne6 17. e4 Nh5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. e5 Nhf4 20. Nxf4 Nxf4 21. Qd2 Ne6 22. Ne2 Kh7 23. f4 f5 24. Rc3 Qb4 25. Qd1 Qe7 26. h3 Rf8 27. Kh2 Ra6 28. Rd3 Rb6 29. b3 Rb4 30. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Clough, Fred"]
[Black "Grieve, Harry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2149"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[GameId "2180329161039700"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "West Wales A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Bc5 6. dxc6 Bxf2+ 7. Ke2 Bb6 8. Qd5 Nf2 9. Rg1 O-O 10. cxb7 Bxb7 11. Qxb7 Qf6 12. Qd5 c6 13. Qd2 e4 14. Nd4 e3 15. Qc2 Rae8 16. g4 Nh3 17. Rg2 Nf4+ 18. Ke1 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Nxg2+ 20. Qxg2 Qxd4 21. Nc3 f5 22. g5 f4 23. Qf3 Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grieve, Harry"]
[Black "Clough, Fred"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[BlackElo "2149"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "2180329161019219"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "West Wales A"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Ne4 4. Bf4 Qb6 5. Nd2 Qxb2 6. Nxe4 Qb4+ 7. c3 Qxe4 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Rc1 Bf6 11. d6 h5 12. dxe7 h4 13. Bd6 Bxe7 14. h3 Nc6 15. Nf3 b6 16. Bd3 Qe6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qa4 Bb7 19. O-O O-O-O 20. Rfd1 Na5 21. Bf5 Bc6 22. Qc2 Rhe8 23. c4 Kb8 24. Rb1 d5 25. cxd5 Bxd5 26. e4 Bb7 0-1

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Limbert, Neil"]
[Black "Ward, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2347"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[GameId "2180329161264993"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Nf6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qb3 Nfd7 12. a4 Qc7 13. Qa3 b6 14. a5 bxc5 15. a6 c4 16. Qa5 Qxa5 17. Rxa5 Nc6 18. Ra2 Rb8 19. Ne2 Nde5 20. Kd2 Rd8+ 21. Nd4 Rb3 22. Be2 Nxd4 23. cxd4 Bd7 24. Rc1 Bb5 25. Rc3 f5 26. Kc2 Nc6 27. Bxc4 Bxc4 28. Rxb3 fxe4 29. fxe4 Nxd4+ 30. Bxd4 Bxb3+ 31. Kxb3 Rxd4 32. Rc2 Rxe4 33. Rc7 Re1 34. Rxa7 Ra1 35. g4 e5 36. h4 e4 37. Kc3 e3 38. Kd3 Ra3+ 39. Ke2 h5 40. gxh5 Kh7 41. Ra8 g6 42. hxg6+ Kxg6 43. Kf3 Kh6 44. Ke2 Kg6 45. h5+ Kh6 46. a7 Ra2+ 47. Kxe3 Ra3+ 48. Kd4 Kh7 49. Kc5 Ra1 50. Kb6 Rb1+ 51. Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, Richard"]
[Black "Limbert, Neil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2183"]
[BlackElo "2347"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[GameId "2180329161285474"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire A"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. Be2 Bg7 13. O-O b6 14. c4 O-O 15. Rae1 Re8 16. Kh1 Rc8 17. Qd1 a5 18. Nd2 Nc5 19. Bg5 Qc7 20. Nb1 e4 21. Na3 Qd7 22. Nb5 exf3 23. gxf3 Nh7 24. Bc1 Bf6 25. Rg1 Qe7 26. Rg2 h4 27. Rg4 h3 28. Bf4 Be5 29. Bf1 Qf6 30. Bd2 Bxb2 31. Bxh3 Rxe1+ 32. Bxe1 Be5 33. Bd2 Re8 34. Qf1 Bb2 35. f4 Kf8 36. Bg2 Qe7 37. f5 g5 38. Bf3 Qf6 39. Qh3 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Milton, David H."]
[Black "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "2028"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[GameId "2180329160953678"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. e4 Nc6 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. Na4 Nxc5 12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. e5 b6 15. Qe4 Bb7 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Bc2 g6 18. Bf6 Nd4 19. Qh4 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Rfc8 21. Rac1 Qd7 22. Rfd1 Qe8 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 a5 25. Kg2 b5 26. Rd3 b4 27. Qh4 h5 28. Rcd1 Qf8 29. Rd7 Re8 30. R1d6 Ra7 31. Rxa7 Bxa7 32. Qf4 Rb8 33. Rd7 Bc5 34. Rc7 Bb6 35. Be7 Qg7 36. Rc6 Bd8 37. Bd6 Ra8 38. Qc4 Kh8 39. Qb5 Qg8 40. Qb7 Bg5 41. Rc7 Rb8 42. Qa6 Ra8 43. Qb7 Rb8 44. Qa6 Ra8 45. Qc6 Re8 46. Ra7 Rc8 47. Qa6 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2016 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Black "Milton, David H."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2028"]
[BlackElo "2176"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "2180329160941389"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire B"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Qf2 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Kb1 b4 15. Ne2 Qc7 16. Ng3 a5 17. Nh5 a4 18. Qh4 Qd8 19. Qg3 g6 20. Bb5 Qc7 21. Rd3 Ba6 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. Nf6+ Nxf6 24. exf6 Rc8 25. Rc1 Qd8 26. Qh4 Na5 27. f5 Rc4 28. Bd4 exf5 29. Re1 Qf8 30. Rde3 Ra8 31. b3 axb3 32. axb3 Rcc8 33. Rh3 h5 34. Rg3 Nc6 35. Qxh5 Nxd4 36. Rxg6+ fxg6 37. Qxg6+ Kh8 38. Re7 Qxe7 39. fxe7 Nxc2 40. e8=Q+ Rxe8 41. Kxc2 Rac8+ 42. Kd2 Re4 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. h4 Rf8 45. Qg6+ Kh8 46. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barber, Philip"]
[Black "Wakeham, Marc R."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[GameId "2180328767939957"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "East Wales A"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Be6 6. Qb5+ Bd7 7. Qc4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bf4 c6 10. e4 Qa5 11. b4 Qd8 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qxd5 Bc6 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. b5 Bd5 17. Rc1 Bxa2 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Rxc4 a6 20. Ra4 a5 21. Ke2 Rd5 22. Rc4 Nd7 23. Rc7 Nb6 24. Rxb7 Rxb5 25. Ra1 a4 26. Bc1 e6 27. g3 h6 28. Ba3 Bf8 29. Bc5 Bxc5 30. dxc5 Rb2+ 31. Nd2 Rd8 32. Rd1 Nc4 33. Rxb2 Nxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wakeham, Marc R."]
[Black "Barber, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2180328767939958"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "East Wales A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd7 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd3 a6 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 Nbd7 12. h4 Nb6 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bh3 b4 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Kb1 a5 18. Nd2 a4 19. Rhf1 a3 20. b3 Rc8 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Nxf4 23. Nxf4 Qd7 24. Qh3 d5 25. Qxe6+ Qxe6 26. Nxe6 Rxf1 27. Nxf1 dxe4 28. c4 bxc3 29. Kc2 Kf7 30. Nf4 Re8 31. Ng3 Bc5 32. Nge2 Be3 33. Rd6 Re5 34. Nxc3 Ke7 35. Rxb6 Bxb6 36. Nfd5+ Kd8 37. Nxb6 Rf5 38. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lewis, Andrew P."]
[Black "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2260"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[GameId "2180328767862120"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e4 b5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. cxb5 a6 11. Bd3 axb5 12. Bxb5 d5 13. e5 Ne8 14. Ne2 Nc7 15. Bd3 Nc6 16. Be3 Qe7 17. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Black "Lewis, Andrew P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[GameId "2180328767862119"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Essex A"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. a4 Qb6 13. Qe2 Rfb8 14. Nb5 Ne8 15. Ra3 Nc7 16. Nxc7 Qxc7 17. b3 Qa5 18. Nd2 Qc3 19. Nc4 Rxb3 20. Bd2 Qxc4 21. Qxc4 Rxa3 22. a5 Bd4 23. Qb5 Ne5 24. Qb7 Re8 25. Qb5 Ra8 26. Qb7 Re8 27. Qb5 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gargan, Thomas"]
[Black "Huntley, Kevin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[BlackElo "1852"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[GameId "2180328768058770"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Lancashire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O Qxb2 9. Qe1 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb4 12. Rb1 Bxc3 13. Rxb2 Bxe1 14. Rxe1 b6 15. h4 h5 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. c4 Ne7 18. Rd2 O-O-O 19. g3 dxc4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bxc4 Nc6 22. Bxf7 Rd3 23. Rc1 Kb7 24. Bxh5 Nxe5 25. Re1 Nc6 26. Bg6 Rc3 27. Bxf5 Nd4 28. Be4+ Kc7 29. Kg2 Nb5 30. h5 Kd6 31. g4 Nc7 32. Rd1+ Ke5 33. f3 Ne6 34. Rd5+ Kf6 35. Rf5+ Ke7 36. Bd5 Rc5 37. Bxe6 Rc2+ 38. Kg3 Kxe6 39. Kh4 Rc6 40. Rf8 Rc7 41. Kg5 Ke7 42. Rb8 Kf7 43. f4 Rc5+ 44. f5 Rc7 45. h6 gxh6+ 46. Kxh6 Rc6+ 47. Kg5 Rc7 48. Rd8 a6 49. Rd6 Rb7 50. Kh5 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Huntley, Kevin"]
[Black "Gargan, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "1852"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[GameId "2180328768058769"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Lancashire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. f3 Nf8 12. Bc2 Bd6 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Bg4 15. Qd3 c5 16. Nfd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Ng6 18. Ba4 Bd7 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. dxc5 Bxc5+ 21. Kh1 Bd6 22. Bd2 Qe6 23. Bc3 Rad8 24. Qf3 Ne5 25. Qh5 f6 26. Rad1 Qg4 27. Qxg4 Nxg4 28. h3 Ne5 29. Ne3 Nf7 30. Nf5 Bf8 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Kg1 Re8 33. Re1 Ng5 34. e5 g6 35. Ng3 f5 36. Rd1 Kf7 37. Kh2 Bc5 38. h4 Ne6 39. Ne2 Rd8 40. Rxd8 Nxd8 41. Kg3 Ne6 42. Kf3 a6 43. g3 Nc7 44. b4 Bf8 45. Nf4 b5 46. Ke2 h6 47. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, Gordon M."]
[Black "Bailey, Matthew W."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2378"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[GameId "2180328767800674"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Nottinghamshire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. d4 e4 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 a5 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nh3 Nf6 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. f3 a4 12. Qb2 a3 13. Qb3 h6 14. fxe4 dxe4 15. Bxa3 Be6 16. Qb4 Re8 17. Nf4 Bg4 18. h3 Nc6 19. Qxb7 Na5 20. Qb4 Rb8 21. Qc5 Rc8 22. Qa7 Bd7 23. Bc5 Ra8 24. Qb6 Qxb6 25. Bxb6 Nc4 26. Bc5 Ne3 27. Rf2 Ra6 28. Bf1 Nxf1 29. Rfxf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bailey, Matthew W."]
[Black "Anderson, Gordon M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[GameId "2180328767800673"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Nottinghamshire"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. h4 Qd7 6. Qg4 Bf8 7. h5 Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. a3 Nb8 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. b4 O-O-O 12. Qh3 Nge7 13. Ne2 Nf5 14. c3 a6 15. a4 Kb7 16. Nf4 Rg8 17. Nd3 h6 18. g4 Nfe7 19. Be3 f6 20. Nd2 Na7 21. Nb3 Nec6 22. Qf3 Kb8 23. Bd2 Be7 24. Qe2 Qc8 25. Ra2 fxe5 26. dxe5 Rdf8 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Nxb5 29. O-O Qb7 30. Rfa1 Nca7 31. Nd4 Nxd4 32. cxd4 Nc6 33. Be3 g6 34. Nf4 Rxf4 35. Bxf4 gxh5 36. Kf1 Nxd4 37. Qd1 Nc6 38. Ra8+ Qxa8 39. Rxa8+ Kxa8 40. gxh5 1-0

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Toon, James"]
[Black "Ward, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2243"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[GameId "2180328768058765"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nfd7 13. Ne4 Qxa2 14. Rd1 Qd5 15. Qe3 Qxe5 16. Be2 Bc5 17. Bg3 Qd5 18. c4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Qa5+ 20. Rd2 O-O 21. Bd6 f5 22. Bxf8 Nxf8 23. Nd6 Nbd7 24. O-O Qc5 25. Qxc5 Nxc5 26. g4 fxg4 27. Bxg4 Bd7 28. Bf3 Bc6 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Rg2 Nfd7 31. Rf7 g5 32. h4 Ne5 33. hxg5 Nxf7 34. gxh6+ Kf8 35. Rf2 Ke7 36. Nxf7 Ne4 37. Rf3 Nf6 38. Ne5 c5 39. Ng6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, Richard"]
[Black "Toon, James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2243"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[GameId "2180328768058766"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey A"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Qb6 6. Nb3 a5 7. d3 a4 8. N3d2 Bc5 9. O-O e3 10. fxe3 Bxe3+ 11. Kh1 Ng4 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Nbc3 d5 14. cxd5 Bxc1 15. Qxc1 Ne3 16. Rf3 Nxd5 17. Qd2 Qd8 18. Rf2 a3 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Nc3 Be6 21. bxa3 Rxa3 22. Nb5 Ra6 23. Nd4 Bc8 24. Nf5 Nc6 25. Qb2 f6 26. Qb3 Ra5 27. Ne3 Kh8 28. Nxd5 Be6 29. e4 Ne7 30. Qxb7 Nxd5 31. exd5 Bxd5 32. Qb4 h6 33. Re2 Bxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Rd5 35. Rae1 Rxd3 36. Qxf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Franks, Keith"]
[Black "Jones, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2311"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[GameId "2180328768157085"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "West Wales Dau"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Bb5 Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. O-O Ng6 9. Re1 Rc8 10. a3 Be7 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 O-O 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Bd3 Nf4 15. Bf1 f5 16. exf5 Rxf5 17. Nbd2 Rcf8 18. Rc1 b4 19. g3 Nd5 20. a4 Qd8 21. Bd3 R5f7 22. Bb1 Qa8 23. Bg5 Nxd4 24. Bxe7 Nxf3+ 25. Nxf3 Rxe7 26. Ne5 a5 27. Qd4 Nf6 28. Qd6 Ree8 29. Nxd7 Qd8 30. Rc7 Bd5 31. f4 Kh8 32. Rec1 Nxd7 33. Rxd7 Qf6 34. Qe5 Qxe5 35. fxe5 Rf3 36. Rf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Rc8 38. Ke2 g6 39. Bd3 Rc1 40. Rd8+ Kg7 41. Ke3 Rh1 42. Rd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jones, Robert"]
[Black "Franks, Keith"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[GameId "2180328768157086"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "West Wales Dau"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. Rad1 Nc6 13. e4 e5 14. Bg5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bd5 Rab8 17. Bxb7 Bxc3 18. Bd5 Bd4 19. g3 Qd6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Kg2 Qe7 22. f4 Rbc8 23. f5 Qf6 24. Bc4 h5 25. h4 Rc5 26. b3 Qh6 27. a4 Rfc8 28. Rd2 R5c6 29. Rfd1 Rf6 30. Rd3 Kf8 31. Rf3 Rd6 32. Kh2 Rf6 33. Rff1 Rfc6 34. Kh3 Rd6 35. Rd3 a5 36. Qd1 Ke7 37. Rdf3 Rf6 38. Rd3 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Scott, Paul"]
[Black "Vivante-Sowter, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2210"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[GameId "2180328768189858"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "West Wales Un"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2 Nb4 9. a3 Nxd3+ 10. Qxd3 e6 11. h4 Be7 12. h5 Rc8 13. h6 g6 14. Qd2 O-O 15. Bg5 Ne8 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nd1 Nd6 18. Ne3 f6 19. O-O-O g5 20. Qe1 Be8 21. f4 Ne4 22. fxg5 fxg5 23. Ng3 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vivante-Sowter, John"]
[Black "Scott, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2210"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[GameId "2180328768189857"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "West Wales Un"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Bc2 Bc5 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bxe5 Bxe5 11. Nf3 Ne7 12. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 13. Qe2 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 h5 15. Nd2 Rh6 16. Rhe1 Rb6 17. Nb3 Be6 18. Kf1 Kf8 19. Bd3 a5 20. Re2 a4 21. Nd4 Bd7 22. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Craven, Valerie"]
[Black "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2243"]
[BlackElo "2181"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[GameId "2180328767993217"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. b4 Be6 12. Bb3 Rfe8 13. Nf1 Bxb3 14. Qxb3 Qe6 15. Qc2 Nh5 16. Kh2 Ne7 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Nf6 19. c4 Rad8 20. a5 c6 21. Reb1 Nd7 22. Nh4 g6 23. Nf3 Kg7 24. Kg1 d5 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Qa2 Nf6 27. b5 Nc8 28. Nd2 Qd7 29. bxa6 bxa6 30. Rb8 dxe4 31. Nxe4 Nxe4 32. dxe4 Qd4 33. Ra8 Na7 34. Rxd8 Qxd8 35. Rd1 Qe7 36. Nd5 Qc5 37. h4 Nc6 38. h5 gxh5 39. Qe2 Qxa5 40. Qxh5 Re6 41. Kh2 Qa4 42. Re1 Rg6 43. Qf5 Qb5 44. Re3 Qb8 45. Rf3 Qf8 46. Rb3 Qe8 47. Rb7 Nd4 48. Qh3 Qe6 49. Ne7 Qxh3+ 50. Kxh3 Rd6 51. f3 Kf8 52. Nd5 f5 53. Rb8+ Kf7 54. Rb7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2023/24 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.04.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Black "Craven, Valerie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2181"]
[BlackElo "2243"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[GameId "2180328767993218"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire A"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Nb3 Na5 15. Rc7 Rfd8 16. Nxa5 Bxa5 17. Rxb7 Qf8 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Rb3 Bc7 20. g3 a5 21. a4 Be5 22. Qe2 Rab8 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Bb5 Ba8 25. Rd1 Qb4 26. Rd3 g6 27. f3 Kg7 28. Kg2 g5 29. e4 Rc8 30. Qd2 Bc6 31. Bxc6 Rxc6 32. h4 gxh4 33. gxh4 Rc8 34. Rd7 Rc4 35. Qf2 Rd4 36. Rxd4 Bxd4 37. Qd2 Bf6 38. Kh3 h5 39. Qg2+ Kf8 40. Qd2 Bxc3 41. Qxc3 Qxc3 42. bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bailey, Matthew W."]
[Black "Wakeham, Marc R."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[GameId "2180327755604208"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "East Wales A"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. a4 Nc6 7. Bb3 d5 8. Qe2 c4 9. Ba2 cxd3 10. cxd3 Nb4 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Rd1 a6 13. e5 Nxa2 14. Nxa2 Nd7 15. d4 Nb8 16. Be3 Bd7 17. Nc1 a5 18. Nd3 b5 19. b3 Na6 20. Rdc1 bxa4 21. bxa4 Rc8 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Rc7 24. Qd3 h6 25. Qd2 Qa8 26. Bxh6 Rfc8 27. h4 Rxc5 28. Rxc5 Rxc5 29. Bg5 Bd8 30. h5 Rc4 31. h6 Rg4 32. Bxd8 Qxd8 33. g3 Qb6 34. Kg2 Bc6 35. hxg7 d4 36. Qh6 Rxg7 37. Rh1 Bxf3+ 38. Kxf3 Qc6+ 39. Kf4 f5 40. exf6 e5+ 41. Kxe5 Qc7+ 42. Ke6 Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wakeham, Marc R."]
[Black "Bailey, Matthew W."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2180327755604209"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "East Wales A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 a5 8. Re1 h6 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Bb5 Qb8 11. Nf1 Qa7 12. d4 exd4 13. Bxc6 dxc3 14. Ba4 Bxf2+ 15. Kh2 Bxe1 16. Qxe1 d5 17. Be3 Qa6 18. e5 Ne4 19. bxc3 Qc4 20. Bb3 Qxc3 21. N1d2 Qb4 22. Bc2 f5 23. Rb1 Qe7 24. Rxb7 a4 25. Nf1 Bc8 26. Rb1 Be6 27. Rc1 Rfc8 28. Ng3 c5 29. Rd1 Rf8 30. Bc1 a3 31. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fleury, Martin"]
[Black "Ward, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2248"]
[BlackElo "2284"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[GameId "2180327755731216"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. g4 h6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. a4 Nf8 11. Qd2 Be6 12. O-O-O Ng6 13. Nd5 Nxe4 14. Qb4 Nf6 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Qxb7 O-O 17. Bxh6 Rb8 18. Qxa6 Qc7 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 21. Na5 Bd7 22. Rd5 Bxa4 23. Bd3 Bf8 24. Be3 Bd7 25. Rd1 Be6 26. Rb5 Rxb5 27. Bxb5 d5 28. Bd2 d4 29. Bc6 f5 30. f3 Kg7 31. Rg1 Bc5 32. gxf5 Bxf5 33. Rg5 Bxh3 34. Be4 Be7 35. Rh5 Be6 36. Bh6+ Kg8 37. Kd1 Rc5 38. b4 Rc8 39. Bd2 Bd7 40. Bb7 Rc7 41. Be4 Ba4 42. Bd3 Nf4 43. Bxf4 exf4 44. b5 Rc3 45. Ke2 Bxc2 46. Bxc2 Rxc2+ 47. Kd3 Rc3+ 48. Kxd4 Rxf3 49. Ke4 Rf1 50. Nc4 Rb1 51. Rf5 f6 52. Rxf4 Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, Richard"]
[Black "Fleury, Martin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2284"]
[BlackElo "2248"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[GameId "2180327755776273"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Essex A"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Bd3 e5 12. d5 f5 13. Qe2 fxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. d6 Kh8 16. Ng5 h6 17. h4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 b6 19. O-O Qa4 20. f3 Bb7 21. c4 Rad8 22. Rcd1 Ba6 23. Rc1 Bb7 24. Qd3 Qe8 25. Rcd1 Rd7 26. Rd2 Qe6 27. Rfd1 Bc6 28. Bf2 Rfd8 29. Bg3 Ba4 30. Re1 Bc6 31. f4 Bxe4 32. Qxe4 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34. fxe5 Rd2 35. Bf2 h5 36. a4 a5 37. Be3 Rd7 38. Bg5 Kh7 39. Kh2 Rd4 40. Qb7 Rd7 41. Qb8 Rd4 42. Qb7 Rd7 43. Qe4 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dixon, Danny"]
[Black "Franks, Keith"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2367"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[GameId "2180327755407568"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Lancashire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 cxd5 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. g3 Be6 15. Qf3 Qxc3 16. Rb1 Qxd4 17. Be4 Qc4 18. Bxb7 Rad8 19. Bg5 Rb8 20. Be3 Be5 21. Bxa7 Rbd8 22. Bb6 Rd3 23. Qe4 Qxe4 24. Bxe4 Rc3 25. a4 Rc4 26. Rfe1 Bc3 27. Re3 Rxa4 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Franks, Keith"]
[Black "Dixon, Danny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2367"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "2180327755407569"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Lancashire"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O h6 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 Bc5 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. c4 e5 10. Nf3 e4 11. Nd4 Re8 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. e3 Nd7 14. Nd2 N7f6 15. h3 b6 16. Qe2 a5 17. Nb5 Ba6 18. a4 Qc8 19. Rac1 Qf5 20. Rfd1 h5 21. Nc4 Bxb5 22. axb5 Re6 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Rc8 25. Qb2 Rce8 26. Qd2 R8e7 27. Bf1 Rd7 28. Bg2 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Black "Robins, Andrew"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2183"]
[BlackElo "1965"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[GameId "2180327755669758"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Nottinghamshire"]

 *

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Robins, Andrew"]
[Black "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "1965"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[GameId "2180327755669759"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Nottinghamshire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 *

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Black "Toon, James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2314"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[GameId "2180327755546852"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey A"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Nec3 g6 12. Bc4 Bh6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qd3 Nc6 15. Bb3 Rc8 16. Rad1 Nd4 17. Ne2 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 b5 19. a4 Rb8 20. axb5 Rxb5 21. Qa3 Rc5 22. Nec3 a5 23. Rd3 Kg7 24. Rfd1 Qb8 25. h4 Qb7 26. g3 Ra8 27. Rb1 Ra7 28. b4 axb4 29. Rxb4 Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Toon, James"]
[Black "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2314"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2180327755555045"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Rg1 c6 6. g4 h6 7. Be3 b5 8. a3 Qc7 9. g5 hxg5 10. Nxg5 Rb8 11. d5 a6 12. dxc6 Qxc6 13. Qf3 Qc7 14. O-O-O Nc5 15. h3 Ne6 16. Rd3 Nc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Nd5 Qa7 19. Re3 Rh6 20. Nb4 Bb7 21. Kb1 Rc8 22. Be2 Rc7 23. c3 Be7 24. Nd3 a5 25. Bd1 Bc6 26. Bb3 Bd8 27. Ree1 Qb7 28. Qe2 Re7 29. f4 exf4 30. e5 Bd5 31. exf6 Rxe2 32. fxg7 Rg6 33. Rxe2+ Kd7 34. Nxf4 Rxg7 35. Nxd5 Rxg5 36. Rxg5 Bxg5 37. Rg2 Bh6 38. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cutler, Matthew"]
[Black "Huntley, Kevin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2212"]
[BlackElo "1953"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2180327755489497"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O Qxb2 9. Qe1 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb4 12. Rb1 Bxc3 13. Rxb2 Bxe1 14. Rxe1 b6 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 g5 19. e6 Rc8 20. Bb3 fxe6 21. Bxe6 Re8 22. Rbe2 Nf6 23. Bxf5 Rxe2 24. Rxe2 Kf7 25. g3 Re8 26. Rc2 Re5 27. Rc7+ Re7 28. Rc8 Re8 29. Rc4 Re5 30. Bd3 Rc5 31. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Huntley, Kevin"]
[Black "Cutler, Matthew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "1953"]
[BlackElo "2212"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[GameId "2180327755481304"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey B"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. f3 Nf8 12. Bc2 Bd6 13. Nfe2 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nf4 Be6 16. b4 Bd6 17. Nce2 a5 18. Bd2 Be5 19. Rb1 d4 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Ba4 dxe3 22. Bxe3 Rf8 23. Bb3 Qc7 24. h3 axb4 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. axb4 Ra2 27. Rc1 Qd8 28. Re1 Nd5 29. Bf2 Qg5 30. h4 Qg6 31. Rc5 Rd8 32. Rc4 Bf6 33. Qb3 Rb2 34. Qa3 Qh6 35. Re4 Qd2 36. Rf1 h6 37. Qa7 Qd3 38. Re1 Nxb4 39. Nf4 Qd2 40. R1e2 Qd1+ 41. Re1 Nc6 42. Qe3 Qd2 43. Nxe6 Qxe3 44. Bxe3 Ra8 45. Kh2 Raa2 46. Nf4 Bxh4 47. Rg1 Rb3 48. Rd1 Bg5 49. Nd5 Rbb2 50. Rg1 Bd8 51. Kh3 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barber, Philip"]
[Black "Bishop, William"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "2180327755407564"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "West Wales Dau"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. e3 b5 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Bxc6+ Bd7 11. Bxa8 Qxa8 12. f3 e5 13. O-O e4 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. fxe4 Qxe4 17. Qf3 Qc2 18. Bc3 b4 19. Rf2 Qd3 20. Be1 Be6 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. d5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Bxd5 24. Rf5 Be6 25. Ra5 h5 26. Rc2 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bishop, William"]
[Black "Barber, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2396"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[GameId "2180327755407565"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "West Wales Dau"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. f4 f6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. fxe5 fxe5 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qh4 Be6 10. Nf3 a6 11. Be2 Kd7 12. O-O-O e4 13. Ng5 Nf5 14. Qg4 Qe7 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Qh3 h5 17. d3 exd3 18. Rxd3 g5 19. Qf3 d4 20. exd4 Nfxd4 21. Ne4 Nxf3 22. Nc5+ Ke7 23. Nxe6 Nfe5 24. Nxg5 Nxd3+ 25. Bxd3 Bf4+ 26. Kb1 Bxg5 27. Re1+ Kd7 28. Bf5+ Kd6 29. Ba3+ Kd5 30. Be4+ Kd4 31. Bxc6 bxc6 32. Bb2+ Kd5 33. Re5+ Kd6 34. Rxg5 Rag8 35. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Michael J."]
[Black "Jones, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2386"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[GameId "2180327755514078"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "West Wales Un"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Be2 a5 13. O-O a4 14. Nc1 Be7 15. Bb5 O-O 16. Ne2 Bg5 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Bf6 19. Be3 Qa5 20. Qxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/WH2024/25 (WLS)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2024.06.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jones, Robert"]
[Black "Blake, Michael J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2321"]
[BlackElo "2386"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[GameId "2180327755522271"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "West Wales Un"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 f6 12. O-O g5 13. Nxe5 gxf4 14. Nd3 fxg3 15. fxg3 Bg6 16. a5 a6 17. Bh3 Rd8 18. Kh1 Nc5 19. Rxf6 Bg7 20. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bailey, Matthew W."]
[Black "Rice, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2368"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[GameId "2180331095897798"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Hertfordshire"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Na6 10. Nd2 Qe8 11. f3 Bd7 12. a3 Nh7 13. Bf2 h5 14. Qc2 Bh6 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. Kb1 b6 17. Rhe1 Nc5 18. Nb5 h4 19. Ka2 Kg7 20. g3 Nf6 21. Nb1 Rh8 22. Bf1 Na6 23. N1c3 Rae8 24. Bg1 Bg5 25. Qf2 Nh5 26. Bd3 Qd8 27. Re2 Rh7 28. Rb1 Qa8 29. Bc2 Qd8 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Bxb5 32. cxb5 hxg3 33. hxg3 Nb8 34. Bd3 Qc8 35. Qe1 Rhh8 36. Rh2 Nd7 37. Kb3 Ndf6 38. Ra1 Qd7 39. Ra7 Rb8 40. Bf1 Qe7 41. Na4 Qd8 42. Rc2 Ne8 43. Kc4 Ra8 44. Ra6 Rb8 45. Kb3 Nhf6 46. Nc3 Ng8 47. Qf2 Qd7 48. Ra7 Ne7 49. Qg2 Nc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barber, Philip"]
[Black "Suffield, Mel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "1986"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[GameId "2180331096303318"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire C"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 f5 8. d5 O-O 9. Qc2 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nc6 11. O-O a5 12. a3 Bc5 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Bf4 d6 15. e3 Ne7 16. Bg5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qd7 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Ng5 g6 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Bxe4 Rae8 22. Bg2 Rf8 23. h4 a4 24. h5 Kg7 25. Qc3+ Rf6 26. Rg5 Re5 27. Rxe5 dxe5 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Qxe5 Bd6 30. Qd4 Qe6 31. c5 Bxc5 32. Qxa4 Qf5 33. Qc4 Bd6 34. Qe2 Qc5 35. Rd1 Qh5 36. Qxh5 gxh5 37. a4 Rg6 38. Rd4 Rf6 39. b3 Rf7 40. Bf1 Rf6 41. Kg2 Re6 42. Bc4 Re8 43. Rd5 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chilvers, Kerry"]
[Black "Ward, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2120"]
[BlackElo "2241"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[GameId "2180331096377049"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex C"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qc2 a6 6. O-O Be7 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. Nc3 c5 10. d3 O-O 11. Rd1 Nc6 12. Bg5 Rc8 13. a4 Qb6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Qb3 Nb4 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Rdc1 h6 19. Be3 Bd6 20. Nf3 Nxd3 21. exd3 Qxf3 22. Nxb5 Rb8 23. Qc4 Be5 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Clark, Michael"]
[Black "Vivante-Sowter, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "1705"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[GameId "2180331097351928"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire C"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. a3 cxd4 10. exd4 Be6 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Bf1 a6 13. h3 Qb6 14. Ne2 a5 15. Kh1 Rfd8 16. Kg1 h6 17. Kh1 Rc7 18. Kg1 Rcd7 19. Kh1 Nc7 20. Qd2 Nb5 21. Kg1 Nbxd4 22. Nexd4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Qe2 Bc4 25. Qf3 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 h5 27. Rb1 Rd5 28. b3 Rf5 29. Qe2 Rxf2 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Edney, David"]
[Black "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "1929"]
[BlackElo "2165"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[GameId "2180331097106156"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hertfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. h3 a6 7. Bb3 O-O 8. O-O h6 9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. Nf1 Qf6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Nf4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. d4 Ng6 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nd2 Nf4 19. Qf3 Bf5 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Rae8 22. Rad1 Qd6 23. h4 f5 24. Qb4 e4 25. Qxd6 cxd6 26. Rd4 Nd3 27. Rb1 g5 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Bc2 Ne5 30. Rb4 Re7 31. a4 g4 32. Kf1 Kg7 33. Ke2 Rh8 34. Ke3 Rh2 35. Rg1 a5 36. Rb5 Nc4+ 37. Kd4 e3 38. Kxc4 exf2 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Franks, Keith"]
[Black "Jacobs, Talvin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2316"]
[PlyCount "13"]
[GameId "2180331097208561"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey B"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Halfpenny, Glenn"]
[Black "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[BlackElo "2199"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "2180331096094414"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Nottinghamshire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4 c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. e4 d5 12. Nc3 Bf6 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Bf4 Nba6 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Bh3 Qd8 17. Nd6 Bc6 18. Rc1 Nc5 19. b4 N5e6 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Bxe6+ Nxe6 23. Rxe6 d4 24. Ne4 Qd5 25. Nxf6+ Rxf6 26. Qxd5 Bxd5 27. Rxf6 gxf6 28. a3 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hall, Timothy Richard"]
[Black "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2137"]
[BlackElo "2267"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[GameId "2180331097249523"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 b5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 O-O 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Na5 f6 17. h4 Qd7 18. Nc6 fxg5 19. hxg5 Ng3 20. Rh2 Nxf1 21. Rxf1 Rf7 22. b3 Raf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jacobs, Talvin"]
[Black "Franks, Keith"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[BlackElo "2316"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[GameId "2180331097233138"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Black "Edney, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2165"]
[BlackElo "1929"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[GameId "2180331097077483"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Hertfordshire"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Qf3 h5 11. h3 Nbd7 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Be2 Bg7 14. Qe3 h4 15. Bh2 Bh6 16. Qf3 O-O 17. O-O Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Nd7 19. Qh5 Kh7 20. f4 f5 21. Bd6 Qg7 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. exf5 Nf6 24. Qg6+ Qxg6 25. fxg6+ Kxg6 26. fxg5 Bxg5 27. Ne4 Be3+ 28. Kh2 Kg7 29. Nxf6 Rxf6 30. Rxf6 Kxf6 31. g3 Bf2 32. gxh4 Bxh4 33. Rg1 Bg5 34. Kg3 Be3 35. Rd1 e5 36. dxe5+ Kxe5 37. h4 Bf4+ 38. Kf2 Bc8 39. Bf3 Be6 40. Bxc6 b4 41. Kf3 Bh6 42. Re1+ Kd6 43. Be4 a5 44. Rg1 Ke5 45. Bc2 Bf7 46. Ke2 Bh5+ 47. Ke1 Bf7 48. h5 Bf4 49. Rh1 Bh6 50. b3 c3 51. Rh2 Bd5 52. Re2+ Kd6 53. Re8 Bg7 54. Rd8+ Kc5 55. Rd7 Bh6 56. Rh7 Bf4 57. h6 Be5 58. Ra7 Kb6 59. Re7 Bf6 60. h7 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Black "Hall, Timothy Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2267"]
[BlackElo "2137"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[GameId "2180331097274100"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire B"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. O-O a6 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. a3 Nc5 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Rad1 Nfd7 17. Be3 a5 18. Bd4 Rb8 19. Qe3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Black "Halfpenny, Glenn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2199"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2180331096078029"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Nottinghamshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3 Ne5 9. O-O-O b5 10. Kb1 Be7 11. g4 O-O 12. Rg1 Bb7 13. g5 Ne8 14. f4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nde2 Bc6 17. Ng3 Rb8 18. Ka1 Qb7 19. Rb1 Nc7 20. f5 g6 21. Bd4 Nb5 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. Nh5 Qa6 24. Rbd1 Ra8 25. a3 Qa5 26. Qe3 Rfb8 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Kb1 b4 29. fxg6 fxg6 30. Rgf1 Bxf6 31. Qf4 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rice, Peter"]
[Black "Bailey, Matthew W."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "2180331095664325"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hertfordshire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qc3 8. Bb5 g6 9. e4 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Be3 dxe4 12. Bd4 Qa5 13. O-O exf3 14. Nc4 Qd8 15. Nb6 fxg2 16. Re1 Bg4 17. Qd3 Bg7 18. Nxa8 O-O 19. Nb6 Nh5 20. Bxg7 Qxd3 21. cxd3 Kxg7 22. Kxg2 Rd8 23. f3 Bf5 24. Rbd1 Kf6 25. Nc4 Rb8 26. Re3 Rb4 27. a3 Rb5 28. d4 Be6 29. a4 Rb4 30. Ne5 Bd5 31. Nd7+ Kg7 32. Rd2 a5 33. Nb6 Be6 34. Kf2 Nf4 35. h4 Kf6 36. Kg3 Nd5 37. Re1 Nxb6 38. cxb6 Rxb6 39. Rc1 Bd5 40. Rd3 g5 41. Rc5 gxh4+ 42. Kxh4 Kf5 43. Kg3 h5 44. Rxa5 h4+ 45. Kxh4 Kf4 46. Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Suffield, Mel"]
[Black "Barber, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "1986"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[GameId "2180331096282837"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire C"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd7 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Bh4 Nxe4 10. Qf4 Nf6 11. Ne4 Nd5 12. Qxf7+ Kxf7 13. Bxd8 Nf6 14. Nxf6 gxf6 15. Bb6 h5 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Nb3 Rc8 18. Nc5 Nb4 19. a3 Be8 20. axb4 dxc5 21. bxc5 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Rd8 Rg8 24. Bf3 Ba4 25. Rd2 b6 26. Re1 Bc6 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Rd7+ Kg6 29. Red1 b5 30. R1d6 Rgc8 31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Kd2 e5 33. c3 h4 34. g3 Kf5 35. f3 Rb6 36. Ke3 a5 37. Ra7 hxg3 38. hxg3 a4 39. Ra8 Ke6 40. g4 Kd5 41. Kd3 Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vivante-Sowter, John"]
[Black "Clark, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "1705"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[GameId "2180331097335543"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire C"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 d5 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d4 Re8 9. Bd3 h6 10. O-O Bf8 11. Rad1 Be7 12. Ne5 Rf8 13. f4 Rb8 14. Rf3 a6 15. c5 Qc7 16. Kh1 Kh8 17. Rg1 Ne8 18. g4 Kg8 19. g5 hxg5 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Rh3 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2022/23 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2022.02.19"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, Richard"]
[Black "Chilvers, Kerry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A96"]
[WhiteElo "2241"]
[BlackElo "2120"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[GameId "2180331096405722"]
[EventDate "2022.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Essex C"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. d5 Na5 11. dxe6 c5 12. e4 Bxe6 13. Re1 Kh8 14. e5 Bg8 15. Bf4 Nxc4 16. e6 g5 17. Bc1 Rb8 18. Bf1 b5 19. a4 a6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra7 f4 22. g4 h6 23. h4 gxh4 24. Rd7 Qe8 25. Bd3 Rf6 26. Bf5 h3 27. Bxf4 Qf8 28. Nh4 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Panda, Devansh"]
[Black "Keehner, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[BlackElo "1859"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[GameId "2180331375248865"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Essex C"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. h4 Ne5 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Be2 b5 15. Qd4 Nd7 16. Qe4 Rf6 17. g4 d5 18. Qg2 Bc5 19. g5 Bxe3+ 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Czestochowski, Eddie"]
[Black "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "1691"]
[BlackElo "2159"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[GameId "2180331373794749"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Durham"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. O-O Qxc5 10. e3 Rd8 11. Nd4 Bg4 12. Qc1 Rac8 13. c4 Nb4 14. Qc3 e5 15. a3 Na6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Ne2 Qb6 18. a4 Nc5 19. Ba3 Bf5 20. Rad1 h5 21. a5 Qc6 22. Qa1 Qd7 23. Nc3 d4 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Nf3 Ne4 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27. exd4 exd4 28. Qa2 Qc7 29. a6 b5 30. Rfe1 Ba8 31. Nd2 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 d3 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Turner, B.."]
[Black "Barber, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2031"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[GameId "2180331372840372"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Rd1 Rc8 8. c3 e6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Bg5 Be7 11. cxd4 h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. Nc3 d5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 dxe4 17. Rxd7 Bxh4 18. Rxb7 Rb8 19. Rxb8 Rxb8 20. b3 f5 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Ne2 Rd8 24. Ng3 Rd2 25. Nxe4 Rxa2 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. h4 Kf7 28. h5 Ra5 29. Rc7+ Kf8 30. g4 Rg5 31. f3 f5 32. Rh7 fxg4 33. Rxh6 gxf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Evans, Neil G."]
[Black "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2111"]
[BlackElo "2263"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[GameId "2180331375490535"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "East Wales B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 a6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 Ng6 10. Nd4 Bb4 11. f4 O-O 12. Bb3 Bc5 13. Kh1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 d6 16. f5 Ne5 17. Rad1 Re8 18. Na4 b5 19. Nc5 exf5 20. exf5 Qb6 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. g4 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ackley, Peter"]
[Black "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2038"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[GameId "2180331375162845"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 N7b6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Na4 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Qe2 Qb2 13. Bc2 Qb5 14. Bd3 Qb2 15. Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barber, Philip"]
[Black "Turner, B.."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2354"]
[BlackElo "2031"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "2180331373393333"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Worcestershire A"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 Ne4 10. Nfd2 f5 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Na4 d4 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 O-O 16. Bf4 Rf7 17. Qd3 Bd5 18. Rad1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qd5+ 20. Qf3 Qe4 21. b4 Rd7 22. Rd2 h6 23. h4 Qe7 24. h5 Ne5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Rc1 Rad8 27. Nb2 Qe4 28. Nd3 Re7 29. Rdc2 a6 30. a4 Rde8 31. a5 Ba7 32. Rb2 Bb8 33. Rc5 Rf7 34. b5 axb5 35. Rbxb5 Ref8 36. Rd5 Qe8 37. Rb3 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Franks, Keith"]
[Black "Lumley, Bill F."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[GameId "2180331374786003"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire A"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. Bg5 exd4 14. Rxd4 Ne5 15. g3 Bc5 16. Rd2 Nfg4 17. Nd1 Bb4 18. Nc3 Bc5 19. Nd1 Bb4 20. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Halfpenny, Glenn"]
[Black "Ward, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B34"]
[BlackElo "2206"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[GameId "2180331375003096"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Nottinghamshire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. c3 Be6 13. Bf3 Qb5 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15. a4 Qc4 16. Bxb7 Bf5 17. Qc1 Rab8 18. Bf3 a5 19. Re1 e5 20. Be2 Bd3 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 22. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Huntley, Kevin"]
[Black "Twitchell, Neville H."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "1921"]
[BlackElo "1875"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[GameId "2180331375760879"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Essex C"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Nge2 Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. d4 c5 9. f4 Na6 10. Be3 Nc7 11. g3 Be7 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. b3 Nf8 16. Na4 c4 17. Nac3 b5 18. f5 b4 19. Na4 c3 20. Nf4 Nd7 21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Qh5 Kg8 23. Qg4 Kh8 24. Qh5 Kg8 25. Qg4 Kh8 26. Qh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keehner, John"]
[Black "Panda, Devansh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "1859"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[GameId "2180331375248864"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex C"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. f4 Qa5 8. Qf3 h6 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. Bh4 e5 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. h3 Be6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 O-O 17. Bd3 Rfd8 18. Bf5 a5 19. Rd3 a4 20. Nd2 a3 21. bxa3 g6 22. Rc3 Qa5 23. d6 Bxd6 24. Nc4 e4 25. Bxe4 Bf4+ 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Black "Czestochowski, Eddie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2159"]
[BlackElo "1691"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "2180331373753788"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Durham"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. e5 dxe5 8. Nxe5 Nfd7 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. O-O Nc6 11. d5 Nce5 12. Nd4 c5 13. Nc2 f5 14. Bf4 Nf7 15. Qd2 Nde5 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. Rad1 Qd7 18. h4 e6 19. dxe6 Qxe6 20. Ne3 Qe7 21. h5 Rac8 22. b3 Qh4 23. Ned5 Nc6 24. Bg3 Qg5 25. Qxg5 Nxg5 26. Nb5 Nd4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Nf6+ Kf7 30. Nxe8 Rxe8 31. f3 Bc6 32. hxg6+ hxg6 33. Kf2 Ne6 34. Be5 g5 35. Rd1 g4 36. fxg4 fxg4 37. Bxg4 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lumley, Bill F."]
[Black "Franks, Keith"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "2180331374732754"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Bf5 8. Re1 O-O 9. c4 Nc6 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qd7 14. Bf4 Rad8 15. Rad1 Bf6 16. d5 b6 17. c4 Ne7 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Nf5 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Qxf5 Qxc4 22. d6 Qxa2 23. d7 Qb3 24. Rd3 Qb4 25. Qe5 a5 26. h4 a4 27. Rg3 g6 28. Rd1 Qxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Black "Evans, Neil G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2263"]
[BlackElo "2111"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[GameId "2180331375449574"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "East Wales B"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. O-O b4 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nbd4 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Rc1 a5 17. Re1 Ba6 18. Ba4 Rc8 19. Rc2 Ra7 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. dxc6 c3 22. bxc3 bxc3 23. h4 Rb8 24. Re3 Qe7 25. h5 g5 26. a3 Bc8 27. e5 dxe5 28. Rcxc3 Bg4 29. Qe1 e4 30. Rc4 f5 31. Nd4 Qe5 32. Rb3 Rxb3 33. Bxb3 Kh7 34. a4 Bxh5 35. Nb5 Ra8 36. Qe3 Be8 37. c7 Bd7 38. Rc5 Qe7 39. Bd5 Rf8 40. Bb7 Kh8 41. Rc1 Qb4 42. Rd1 Be6 43. Qa3 Qxa3 44. Nxa3 Be5 45. Rd8 Kg7 46. Rxf8 Kxf8 47. c8=Q+ Bxc8 48. Bxc8 f4 49. Bf5 Bc7 50. Bxe4 Ke7 51. Bf3 Kf6 52. Bh5 Ke5 53. Kf1 Kd5 54. Ke2 Bd6 55. Nb5 Be7 56. Kd3 Kc5 57. f3 Bf6 58. Be8 Bh8 59. Ke4 Bg7 60. Kf5 Kd5 61. Nc7+ Kd6 62. Ne6 Bb2 63. Bb5 Bc3 64. Bc4 Bd2 65. Kg6 Ke5 66. Kxh6 Kf6 67. Nxg5 Kf5 68. Kh5 Be3 69. Bd3+ Kf6 70. Kg4 Ke5 71. Nh3 Bd2 72. Ba6 Be3 73. Bb5 Bd2 74. Nf2 Be3 75. Nd3+ Kd5 76. Kf5 Bd2 77. Nxf4+ 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Black "Ackley, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[BlackElo "2038"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[GameId "2180331375134172"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire B"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qf6 15. Nd2 Qg6 16. Bd1 Bxd3 17. Ne4 Bxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Twitchell, Neville H."]
[Black "Huntley, Kevin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "1875"]
[BlackElo "1921"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[GameId "2180331375736302"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex C"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Ne4 14. Ne2 Bd7 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Qb6 17. Nxe4 Rad8 18. Qd3 Be8 19. Ng5 Bg6 20. Qe3 Rfe8 21. Rad1 h6 22. Nf4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Qxd4 24. Qxd4 Nxd4 25. Nxg6 Ne2+ 26. Kh1 hxg5 27. g3 Rd8 28. Kg2 Rd2 29. Rb1 Kf7 30. Ne5+ Kf6 31. Ng4+ Kf5 32. Ne3+ Kf6 33. Nc4 Rc2 34. Ne3 Rd2 35. Nc4 Rc2 36. Ne3 Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2021/22 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2021.02.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, Richard"]
[Black "Halfpenny, Glenn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2206"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[GameId "2180331375039961"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Nottinghamshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Na5 10. Qb4 b6 11. c5 Ne4 12. h3 c6 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Be2 c5 15. Qb2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bg6 17. O-O Rc8 18. Nb5 Qf6 19. f3 Nxc3 20. Nxc3 Qxc3 21. Qxc3 Rxc3 22. Rfc1 Rfc8 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 24. e4 dxe4 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Nb3 27. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kilshaw, Joe"]
[Black "Barber, Philip"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[GameId "2180332116886996"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Lincolnshire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qd7 7. dxc5 e5 8. Bg3 Bxc5 9. Ngf3 Qc7 10. Nd4 Bg6 11. N2f3 Ne4 12. Qxd5 Bxd4 13. exd4 Nxg3 14. hxg3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Bb5 Rad8 18. Qf4 Qb6 19. Ba4 Qa6 20. Qg4 Rfe8+ 21. Bxe8 Rxe8+ 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Culliford, David J."]
[Black "Fewkes, James E."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[BlackElo "1904"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[GameId "2180331923807244"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Be2 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Qc4 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 Ne7 13. Be3 O-O-O 14. Rhd1 Rhe8 15. Kf3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rd6 17. g3 Nd5 18. Rd3 Rf6+ 19. Kg2 c5 20. dxc5 Nxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Rxe3 22. fxe3 Ra6 23. a4 Ra5 24. c4 Rxc5 25. Rc1 Ra5 26. Ra1 Rc5 27. Rc1 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fewkes, James E."]
[Black "Culliford, David J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1904"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[GameId "2180331923807243"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 O-O-O 11. c3 Bg6 12. Bxg6 Qxg6 13. Qe2 Qf5 14. Rd1 e6 15. b4 Be7 16. a4 Na7 17. b5 a5 18. g4 Qd5 19. Ne5 Rhf8 20. c4 Qd6 21. Qe3 Kb8 22. Ba3 c5 23. Bxc5 Qc7 24. b6 Qc8 25. bxa7+ Ka8 26. Bxe7 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Thomas, Vaughan"]
[Black "Huntley, Kevin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1915"]
[BlackElo "1921"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[GameId "2180331924036654"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "West Wales B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 c4 7. Be2 Bd7 8. Nbd2 Na5 9. Rb1 Ne7 10. O-O h6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Nf1 Nb3 13. Be3 Ba4 14. N3d2 Ng6 15. Bh5 Nh4 16. Nxb3 Bxb3 17. Qe2 O-O-O 18. g3 g6 19. Bg4 Nf5 20. Bf4 Be7 21. Bxf5 gxf5 22. Rbc1 Rdg8 23. Nd2 Ba4 24. Nf3 Qd8 25. Kh1 Rg6 26. Rg1 Kb8 27. Ne1 Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Negargar, Mo"]
[Black "Greenaway, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "2180331923962910"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. Qd2 Nd7 8. e3 Ngf6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. h3 a5 17. Rac1 Rfe8 18. Na4 Ne4 19. Nc5 Qc7 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. b3 Rf8 22. Rc5 f5 23. Qc3 f4 24. Rxd5 fxe3 25. Rxa5 exf2+ 26. Rxf2 Rxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Greenaway, Christopher"]
[Black "Negargar, Mo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E93"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[GameId "2180331923954717"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Nbd7 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bd2 c5 10. O-O f5 11. Ng5 Ndf6 12. Ne6 Bxe6 13. dxe6 Nh6 14. Bg5 Qe7 15. Qd2 f4 16. Nd5 Qxe6 17. Nxf6+ Rxf6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qd5 Qxd5 20. cxd5 Nf7 21. a4 Ng5 22. f3 a5 23. Ra3 b6 24. Kf2 Nf7 25. Rh1 Bh4+ 26. g3 Bf6 27. Bb5 Rb8 28. Bd7 Kf8 29. h4 Ke7 30. Bb5 h6 31. g4 Bg7 32. Ke2 Kd8 33. Kd2 Bf8 34. Raa1 Kc7 35. Rag1 Be7 36. Bc4 Bd8 37. Kc3 Be7 38. Be2 Bd8 39. Kc4 Be7 40. Kb5 Rg8 41. Rc1 Kb7 42. Bc4 Bd8 43. g5 hxg5 44. hxg5 Nxg5 45. Be2 Bf6 46. Rcg1 Rg7 47. Kc4 Kc7 48. Rh8 Nf7 49. Rf8 Be7 50. Re8 Bd8 51. Kb3 g5 52. Bb5 Rh7 53. Rg8 Nh8 54. Kc4 Nf7 55. Be8 Nh8 56. Bg6 Nxg6 57. Rxg6 Be7 58. Rg8 Bd8 59. Kb5 Bf6 60. Ka6 Bd8 61. Rg2 Kd7 62. Kb7 Rh3 63. Rg7+ Ke8 64. Kc6 Be7 65. Rf2 Kf8 66. Rg6 Kf7 67. Re6 Ke8 68. Kxb6 g4 69. fxg4 Kd7 70. Kxa5 Bh4 71. Rf1 f3 72. Ka6 Bg5 73. a5 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barber, Philip"]
[Black "Kilshaw, Joe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E76"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "2180332116911573"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Lincolnshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. g3 Nc6 10. Bg2 e5 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. O-O Be6 14. Nd5 Rf8 15. Ng5 Bg4 16. Be3 b6 17. Rf2 h6 18. Raf1 Nd7 19. h3 hxg5 20. hxg4 Rxf2 21. Rxf2 Rf8 22. Bf3 Nd4 23. Kg2 Ne6 24. Ne7+ Kf7 25. Nd5 Kg8 26. Bd1 Rxf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beckett, Phillip J."]
[Black "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "1951"]
[BlackElo "2146"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[GameId "2180331923864591"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire C"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. Nh2 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Nf6 20. Ra3 Kh8 21. f3 Qe7 22. Ree3 f4 23. Rec3 g5 24. Nc4 Nfxd5 25. exd5 Qe1+ 26. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kf2 Rd1 28. Bg6 Bg7 29. Bd2 Bd4+ 30. Ke2 Rg1 31. Ng4 Bxd5 32. Nxd6 Rd8 33. Nf5 Rxg2+ 34. Ke1 Bc6 35. Nxd4 Rxd4 36. Nf2 Bb5 37. Rd3 Kg7 38. Bf5 Bxd3 39. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 40. Rxd3 Kg6 41. Rxd4 cxd4 42. Ne4 d3 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eustace, David"]
[Black "Ward, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2029"]
[BlackElo "2123"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[GameId "2180331924073525"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex C"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. h4 c5 11. e6 c4 12. exf7+ Rxf7 13. Qd1 Nb6 14. h5 Nc6 15. Be3 Nd5 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Bh6 Bf6 18. a4 Rb8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Ndb4 22. Qxd8+ Nxd8 23. O-O-O Bf5 24. Be2 Ndc6 25. Be3 Nxe5 26. Bf4 Nbc6 27. Rh4 Ra8 28. Rd5 g5 29. Bxg5 b4 30. Ne4 Ra1+ 31. Kc2 Ng6 32. f3 Nxh4 33. Bxh4 Be6 34. Rd1 Ra2 35. Kb1 c3 36. Bb5 Rxb2+ 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Huntley, Kevin"]
[Black "Thomas, Vaughan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "1921"]
[BlackElo "1915"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2180331924036653"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "West Wales B"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. e4 b5 7. e5 Ne8 8. f4 exd5 9. cxd5 d6 10. Nf3 c4 11. a4 Nd7 12. Be2 Qb6 13. axb5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nc7 15. Ra4 a5 16. Kf1 Nxb5 17. Na2 Bc5 18. Rxc4 Ba6 19. g3 Rfe8 20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. Rxc3 Nxe5 22. Bxa6 Qxa6+ 23. Kg2 Bb4 24. Re3 Ng4 25. Rd3 Rad8 26. Bg5 Bc5 27. Bxd8 Nf2 28. Qa4 Rxd8 29. Rd2 Nxh1 30. Qc6 Qa7 31. Kxh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Black "Beckett, Phillip J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2146"]
[BlackElo "1951"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "2180331923864592"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire C"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O e5 14. Bb3 exd4 15. exd4 Nf6 16. Re1 Qd6 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Rg3 Kh8 19. Qd3 Be6 20. Bc2 Nf6 21. Rf3 Qb4 22. Re2 Qb5 23. Qd2 Nh7 24. a4 Qxb2 25. h4 Bd5 26. Qd3 f5 27. Ng6+ Kg8 28. Nxf8 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Bxf3 30. Ng6 Bd5 31. Qg3 Bf7 32. Ne7+ Kh8 33. Qg6 Bc4 34. Nxf5 Rg8 35. Ne7 Nf8 36. Qh7+ Nxh7 37. Ng6# 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Black "Upham, John E."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A55"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[GameId "2180332116973017"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey B"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 a6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Rb1 b5 11. b4 Bb7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. c5 Rfe8 14. Nh4 Nf8 15. a4 Ne6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nf3 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Black "Sutton, Alan B."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2091"]
[BlackElo "2150"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[GameId "2180331923807242"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire B"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. Nce3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Ne7 19. O-O f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Ra2 Rf6 22. Re1 Be6 23. Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sutton, Alan B."]
[Black "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2150"]
[BlackElo "2091"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[GameId "2180332116973022"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. Nd2 g6 10. Nf3 Qb4+ 11. Kd1 Ne7 12. h4 d5 13. a3 Qb3+ 14. Qc2 Bxc4 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Qxb3 cxb3 17. Ke2 Nd5 18. h5 O-O-O 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Nd4 Nf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Upham, John E."]
[Black "McLeod, Fraser"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[GameId "2180332116973016"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Bxg4 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rg8 14. Bf3 Nd7 15. Bg3 Qb6 16. a4 b4 17. a5 Qa6 18. Na4 c5 19. d5 Bg7 20. O-O Bd4 21. Kh1 O-O-O 22. Qd2 Rxg3 23. fxg3 Qd6 24. Qf4 Ne5 25. Qxh6 exd5 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27. exd5 Nxf3 28. Rxf3 Bxd5 29. Rf4 Kc7 30. h5 Rh6 31. g4 Be6 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2020 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2020.01.31"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, Richard"]
[Black "Eustace, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2123"]
[BlackElo "2029"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[GameId "2180331924073526"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Essex C"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. f4 d6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe1 c4 10. dxc4 Be6 11. c5 Qa5 12. cxd6 exd6 13. h3 Rab8 14. Qf2 Rfe8 15. Re1 Nd7 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. b3 d5 18. Rac1 dxe4 19. Nxe4 c5 20. c4 h5 21. Rcd1 Bf5 22. Ng3 Bc2 23. Rc1 Bd3 24. Re3 Qd6 25. Rce1 Kf8 26. Bc1 Rxe3 27. Bxe3 Bf5 28. Ne5 Bf6 29. Nxf5 gxf5 30. Nxd7+ Qxd7 31. Bxc5+ Kg7 32. Bxa7 Ra8 33. Bb6 Ra6 34. Bc5 Rc6 35. b4 Rxc5 36. Qg3+ Kh6 37. bxc5 Qd4+ 38. Qe3 Qxc4 39. Rd1 h4 40. Kh2 Qxa2 41. c6 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Evans, Christopher"]
[Black "Huntley, Kevin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[BlackElo "2020"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[GameId "2180332252196903"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Warwickshire B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nce2 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qb6 8. c3 Be7 9. g3 cxd4 10. cxd4 f6 11. Bh3 O-O 12. Bxe6+ Kh8 13. exf6 Bb4+ 14. Kf2 Nxf6 15. Bxc8 Raxc8 16. Qd3 Rfe8 17. Kg2 Ne4 18. a3 Bf8 19. Re1 Na5 20. Rb1 Qb3 21. Qxb3 Nxb3 22. Nc3 Nxc3 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. bxc3 Nxc1 25. Rxc1 Re2+ 26. Kf1 Ra2 27. Rb1 b6 28. Rb5 g6 29. a4 Rc2 30. Rxd5 Rxc3 31. Ne5 Rc7 32. Rd8 Kg7 33. Ke2 Be7 34. Ra8 Kf6 35. d5 g5 36. Kf3 gxf4 37. gxf4 Bd6 38. Nc6 Rd7 39. Ke4 a5 40. Ne5 Re7 41. Rf8+ Kg7 42. Rc8 Rc7 43. Rxc7+ Bxc7 44. Nc4 Kf6 45. d6 Bd8 46. f5 h6 47. Ne5 Kg7 48. Nc6 Bg5 49. d7 Kf7 50. d8=Q Bxd8 51. Nxd8+ Ke7 52. Ke5 Kxd8 53. Ke6 b5 54. f6 Ke8 55. axb5 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Woodhouse, Stephen"]
[Black "Barber, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2078"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[GameId "2180332252131354"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Worcestershire A"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6 12. O-O a6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Bf4 Be7 15. d5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Rfe1 Rd8 19. Rac1 Rd7 20. Rc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Culliford, David J."]
[Black "Freeman, Darren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B03"]
[BlackElo "1854"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[GameId "2180332252131361"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Somerset"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nf3 c5 10. dxc5 N6d7 11. Qd2 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Bxe5 14. Be2 Nc6 15. Kf2 Bf5 16. Rac1 Nd4 17. Bd1 Ne6 18. b4 Nf4 19. Be2 Nxe2 20. Nxe2 Rad8 21. Be3 Rd7 22. Nf4 Rfd8 23. g3 Bb2 24. Rce1 e6 25. a4 Bc3 26. Re2 Bxb4 27. Ra1 a5 28. h3 h5 29. Kf3 Bd3 30. Rf2 Bxc4 31. Rc2 Bd5+ 32. Nxd5 Rxd5 33. Raa2 Rc8 34. Rab2 Rd3 35. Ke2 Ra3 36. Ra2 Rxa2 37. Rxa2 Bxc5 38. Rc2 b6 39. Bd4 Kf8 40. Kd3 Ke8 41. Bf6 Kd7 42. Ke4 Bd6 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Freeman, Darren"]
[Black "Culliford, David J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1854"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "2180332252131360"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Somerset"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 dxe4 3. Nxe4 Qd5 4. Nc3 Qd6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Nf3 a6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nc6 11. O-O O-O-O 12. c3 Bg6 13. Qe2 f6 14. b4 e6 15. a4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd5 17. Qe2 g5 18. b5 Nb8 19. c4 Qd7 20. Bb2 Rg8 21. c5 c6 22. bxa6 Nxa6 23. Rfd1 Qd5 24. Bc3 g4 25. hxg4 Rxg4 26. Ne1 Re4 27. Qb2 Qh5 28. Nf3 Rd7 29. Kf1 Rg7 30. Ng1 Rxg2 31. Kxg2 Rg4+ 32. Kf1 Qh1 33. Ke2 Qe4+ 34. Kf1 Qh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Reynolds, R.."]
[Black "Young, J. G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "1740"]
[BlackElo "1877"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[GameId "2180332252196912"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Warwickshire B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. f4 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Qf3 O-O 8. Bd3 Qc7 9. O-O b6 10. Na3 Bb7 11. Qh3 h6 12. Rf3 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Rg3 Bf6 15. Qxh6 Qd8 16. Nxd7 Bxb2 17. c3 g6 18. Rh3 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Young, J. G."]
[Black "Reynolds, R.."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "1877"]
[BlackElo "1740"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[GameId "2180332252196913"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Warwickshire B"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. Be2 Ba6 8. Ne5 c5 9. O-O Qe7 10. Re1 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 Nc6 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Rfd8 15. Qa4 Rac8 16. Rad1 cxd4 17. exd4 Nd5 18. Ne3 Qg5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Re3 Qd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nielsen, Alex"]
[Black "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[BlackElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[GameId "2180332252131349"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Surrey C"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. c3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 Qe7 9. Ne5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. f4 f6 12. Nf3 fxe5 13. fxe5 b6 14. O-O Bb7 15. c4 Nb4 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. e4 Bc6 18. Bh4 Qe8 19. Be2 Bxe4 20. Qd6 Rc8 21. Rad1 Nb8 22. a3 Rc6 23. Qd2 Nc2 24. Ng5 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Bg6 26. Bb5 Nd4 27. Bxc6 Nbxc6 28. Bf2 h6 29. Bxd4 Nxd4 30. Nh3 Bf5 31. Nf4 Qb8 32. Qe3 Nc2 33. Qc3 Nd4 34. Re1 Nc2 35. Rd1 Nd4 36. Re1 Nc2 37. Rf1 Nd4 38. Qe3 Nc2 39. Qf2 Nd4 40. Re1 Nc2 41. Nxe6 Nxe1 42. Qxf5 Qb7 43. Qf8+ Kh7 44. Qf2 Qe4 45. Qg3 g6 46. Qf2 Qf5 47. Qxe1 Qxe6 48. Qe4 h5 49. h4 Kg7 50. Kh2 Qe7 51. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hadi, Justin"]
[Black "Ward, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2249"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[GameId "2180332252196904"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Nottinghamshire"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 b6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7 15. e3 Rad8 16. Rac1 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 b5 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Bd6 22. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ackley, Peter"]
[Black "Blake, Michael J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2044"]
[BlackElo "2334"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[GameId "2180332252090379"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Yorkshire C"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 e4 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. Qb3 Bd6 9. Nh3 h6 10. Bf4 Nb6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Nb5 Qe7 13. Nxa7 Nc4 14. Nxc8 Rxc8 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfc1 Rc6 17. Nf4 Rfc8 18. h4 g5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Nh3 e3 21. f4 g4 22. Ng5 Kg7 23. Re1 Rb6 24. Qd3 Rxb2 25. Bxd5 Rd2 26. Qb1 Nd6 27. a4 Rh8 28. Qb3 Nf5 29. Bxf7 Nxd4 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barber, Philip"]
[Black "Woodhouse, Stephen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A96"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2078"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[GameId "2180332252131355"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Worcestershire A"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. b3 Ne4 8. Bb2 b6 9. Ne1 Bb7 10. Nd3 Bg5 11. Re1 Nd7 12. e3 a5 13. f3 Nef6 14. f4 Bxg2 15. fxg5 Bb7 16. gxf6 Qxf6 17. Nc3 g5 18. d5 e5 19. e4 f4 20. gxf4 gxf4 21. Qf3 Kh8 22. Kh1 Nc5 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. Rg1 Rg8 25. Ne2 Raf8 26. Rxg8+ Rxg8 27. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blake, Michael J."]
[Black "Ackley, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2044"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[GameId "2180332252082186"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Yorkshire C"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. c3 Nd7 7. O-O c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Nd4 Bg6 10. Be3 Nc6 11. c4 dxc4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nd2 c3 14. bxc3 Be7 15. Nb3 Nd7 16. f4 O-O 17. Bf3 Rc8 18. Nd4 Bc5 19. Bf2 Qc7 20. a4 Nb6 21. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 22. Rxf2 Nc4 23. Qe1 Na5 24. Nd4 Qxc3 25. Qxc3 Rxc3 26. Rb2 Rc4 27. Rb5 Rxd4 28. Rxa5 Rd7 29. Kf2 Rc8 30. Rd1 Rxd1 31. Bxd1 Rc7 32. Rb5 Kf8 33. a5 Ke7 34. Rb8 f6 35. Bf3 Bd3 36. Ke3 Bf1 37. h4 h6 38. Be4 f5 39. Bf3 Ba6 40. Rg8 Kf7 41. Rb8 Ke7 42. Rg8 Kf7 43. Ra8 Bb5 44. Bh5+ g6 45. Bf3 Rc3+ 46. Kf2 Rc2+ 47. Kg3 Rc7 48. Rb8 Ba6 49. Rd8 Bb5 50. Rb8 Ba6 51. Kf2 h5 52. Ke3 Rc3+ 53. Kd2 Rc8 54. Rxc8 Bxc8 55. Kd3 Ke7 56. Kc4 Ba6+ 57. Kc5 Kd7 58. Bc6+ Ke7 59. g3 Bd3 60. Bb7 Kd7 61. Bc6+ Ke7 62. Bb5 Be4 63. Ba4 Bb7 64. Kd4 Bd5 65. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Huntley, Kevin"]
[Black "Evans, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[GameId "2180332252196902"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Warwickshire B"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 d6 6. Nd5 a5 7. a3 Bc5 8. b3 Be6 9. Nc3 Qd7 10. Bd3 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bb2 Qd6 14. O-O Bb6 15. Be4 f6 16. d4 exd4 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Rfd1 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Bxc5 20. Rac1 Bd6 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Ke7 23. g3 c5 24. Rd3 a4 25. Rc4 axb3 26. Rg4 Rhg8 27. Rxb3 Rab8 28. a4 b6 29. Rd3 Ra8 30. Kg2 h5 31. Re4+ Kd7 32. h3 Rge8 33. Rh4 Ra7 34. Rxh5 c4 35. Rd1 Rxa4 36. Rhd5 Re6 37. f4 Kc7 38. Kf3 Bc5 39. Bd4 Bxd4 40. R5xd4 Kc6 41. f5 Re5 42. g4 b5 43. Rd8 Ra3 44. Re1 c3 45. Rc1 Kc5 46. Rc8+ Kb4 47. Rb1+ Rb3 48. Rd1 Ka3 49. Rd7 Kb2 50. Rdc7 b4 51. h4 Ra3 52. Rc4 Rb5 53. R8c7 Ra1 54. h5 Rd1 55. Rxg7 c2 56. h6 c1=Q 57. Rxc1 Rxc1 58. h7 Rh1 59. Kg2 Rh6 60. g5 fxg5 61. f6 Rf5 62. f7 b3 63. e4 Rf4 64. Rg8 Rxf7 65. h8=Q+ Rxh8 66. Rxh8 Kb1 67. e5 b2 68. Rb8 Rc7 0-1

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lefevre, Stephen D."]
[Black "Nielsen, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[GameId "2180332252131348"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Surrey C"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 Nc6 12. Rh3 c4 13. Be2 Kg8 14. Qf4 Bd7 15. Bh5 Be8 16. Ke1 Kh7 17. Bg4 b5 18. Kf1 a5 19. Ne2 b4 20. Kg1 Rb8 21. Rg3 Qe7 22. Rb1 Rf8 23. Qe3 Qxh4 24. Nf4 Kh8 25. Bf3 f5 26. exf6 Qxf6 27. Nxe6 Rf7 28. Bxd5 Ne7 29. Nc7 Nxd5 30. Nxd5 Qf5 31. Qe5 Qxc2 32. Rf1 Rd8 33. Ne3 Qa4 34. Nf5 Qb5 35. Nxh6 Rf6 36. Ng4 Qxe5 37. Nxe5 Bd7 38. cxb4 axb4 39. Rb1 Be6 40. Rxb4 Rxd4 41. Kf1 Rd5 42. Nxc4 Rb5 43. Ra4 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 Bxc4+ 45. Rxc4 Rb2+ 46. Ke3 Rxa2 47. f3 Re6+ 48. Re4 Ra3+ 49. Kf4 Rf6+ 50. Kg4 Kg8 51. Kh3 Rh6+ 52. Rh4 Ra1 53. Rxh6 Rh1+ 54. Kg4 Rxh6 55. f4 Kf7 56. Rb3 Rc6 57. Rb5 Kg6 58. g3 Ra6 59. Rg5+ Kh6 60. Re5 Kg6 61. f5+ Kf6 62. Re4 g6 63. fxg6 Kxg6 64. Rd4 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Black "Piper, Matthew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2086"]
[BlackElo "2128"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[GameId "2180332252196908"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Essex B"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Re8 8. O-O Bd6 9. f3 c5 10. Qe1 Nc6 11. Qh4 h6 12. g4 a6 13. Qf2 b5 14. Ng3 Qb6 15. Nce2 a5 16. Bd2 b4 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Bc5 20. Nxc6 Rxe3 21. Kh1 Re6 22. Qg2 Rxc6 23. Rae1 Bd4 24. g5 hxg5 25. Bxg5 b3 26. axb3 Qxb3 27. Re2 g6 28. Bc2 Qb5 29. Rfe1 a4 30. Bh6 Nh5 31. f4 Bg7 32. Bg5 f5 33. Re7 Rd6 34. Bxf5 gxf5 35. Qh3 d4 36. Qxh5 Qc6+ 37. Kg1 Rg6 38. R1e6 Qxe6 39. Rxe6 Rxe6 40. Qh3 Rf8 41. Qd3 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Piper, Matthew"]
[Black "Perrin, Richard David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2128"]
[BlackElo "2086"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[GameId "2180332252196909"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Essex B"]
[BlackTeam "Hampshire"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. Nd2 g6 10. Nf3 Qb4+ 11. Kd1 Ne7 12. Qc2 c5 13. Qb3 Qb6 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Bd3 Bg7 16. Re1 Nc6 17. Bf4 O-O-O 18. a3 d5 19. exd6 cxd6 20. Kc2 d5 21. cxd5 Bxd3+ 22. Kxd3 Rxd5+ 23. Kc2 Rhd8 24. Re4 b5 25. Rae1 b4 26. Re8 c4 27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. Rc1 Kd7 29. Bd2 bxa3 30. bxa3 Rd3 31. Rd1 Ke6 32. Re1+ Kd5 33. Re3 Rxe3 34. Bxe3 f5 35. Bd2 Bf8 36. a4 Bc5 37. Be1 h6 38. h3 g5 39. g4 fxg4 40. hxg4 Ke4 41. Nd2+ Kd5 42. Nf3 Ke4 43. Nd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GB/Si2018 (ENG)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ward, Richard"]
[Black "Hadi, Justin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[BlackElo "2249"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[GameId "2180332252196905"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]
[WhiteTeam "Hampshire"]
[BlackTeam "Nottinghamshire"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Ne5 g6 10. g4 Ng7 11. h4 h5 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Bf6 Rg8 14. Nb3 a5 15. a4 hxg4 16. Nxg4 Nh5 17. Bg5 Bd7 18. Bd3 Ne7 19. Kd2 O-O-O 20. Kc2 Qc7 21. Qe2 Rgf8 22. Nf6 Nxf6 23. Bxf6 Rde8 24. Bb5 Nc6 25. Rhe1 b6 26. Qf3 Kb8 27. Nd2 e5 28. Bxc6 Bf5+ 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Bxe8 Rxe8 31. h5 e4 32. h6 Qc8 33. h7 f4 34. Rad1 Kb7 35. Rh1 e3 36. h8=Q Rxh8 37. Bxh8 exd2 38. Be5 Bxe5 39. dxe5 Qc4 40. Kxd2 d4 41. Rh3 Qxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corresp."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1974.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Black "Johnson, Maurice W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2000"]
[BlackElo "2020"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1974.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nxc3 Bb4 7. e5 d5 8. exf6 dxc4 9. Qe2+ Be6 10. fxg7 Rg8 11. Bg5 Nd4 12. Bxd8 Nxe2 13. Bf6 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Be7 15. Be5 c5 16. O-O-O f6 17. Bd6 Rxg7 18. Rhe1 Kf7 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Rd2 Kf7 21. Rd6 Re8 22. g3 Re7 23. Nd2 Bg4 24. Re4 b6 25. Rxc4 Re1+ 26. Kb2 Re2 27. Ra4 Ke7 28. Rd3 Ke6 29. Re4+ Rxe4 30. Nxe4 Bf5 31. Re3 Bxe4 32. Rxe4+ Kd5 33. f3 f5 34. Rh4 b5 35. Kb3 Re7 36. Rh5 Ke5 37. g4 Rf7 38. c4 a6 39. a4 b4 40. a5 h6 41. Rxh6 fxg4 42. Rh5+ Rf5 43. f4+ Kxf4 44. Rh6 Ke4 45. Rxa6 Rf3+ 46. Ka4 Kd4 47. Rg6 Ra3+ 48. Kb5 b3 49. Rxg4+ Kc3 50. Rg3+ Kd4 51. Rg4+ Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corresp."]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1974.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Johnson, Maurice W"]
[Black "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1974.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 g6 9. Nge2 Bg7 10. Nf4 Qb6 11. g4 h5 12. g5 Ng4 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. Ng2 Bd4 15. Nd1 c4 16. f4 f6 17. h3 Nge5 18. fxe5 O-O 19. Nge3 fxg5+ 20. Kg2 Nxe5 21. Nxc4 Nxc4 22. Qxc4 Rac8 23. Qe2 Qb5 24. Re1 Qa4 25. Rf1 Rc2 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Bd2 Ba7 28. Rc1 Qd4 29. Qf1+ Ke8 30. Rxc2 Qxe4+ 31. Qf3 Qxc2 32. Qe2 Qc5 33. Be3 Qxd5+ 34. Qf3 Qxa2 35. Qa8+ Kf7 36. Bxa7 g4 37. hxg4 hxg4 38. Qb7 g3 39. Nc3 Qa1 40. Nd5 Ke6 41. Nf4+ Kf6 42. Bd4+ e5 43. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Ward Higgs - Board 10 (ie 2!!)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Black "Thurstan, Tim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2091"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[GameId "2174117920468160"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. h4 c5 5. dxc5 d4 6. Nb5 Nc6 7. e3 e5 8. exd4 exd4 9. Bf4 Bxc5 10. Nc7+ Kf8 11. Nxa8 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 d3 13. Bxd3 Qxd3 14. a3 Qe4+ 15. Ne2 Bd6 16. f3 Qxc4 17. Rc1 Qe6 18. Bh6+ Ke7 19. O-O Re8 20. Nd4 Qd5 21. Nxc6+ bxc6 22. Qa4 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Nh5 24. Rfe1+ Be6 25. Rcd1 Qxd1 26. Rxd1 Rxa8 27. Qxc6 Rc8 28. Qb7+ Kf6 29. g4 Ng3+ 30. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Ward Higgs - Board 8 (ie 2!!)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Black "Carleton, John Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2091"]
[BlackElo "2284"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "2174117920468159"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. a3 d5 5. Nc3 a6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. Bxe7 Nxc3 12. Bxd8 Nxd1 13. Rxd1 Nxd8 14. Rc1 Ne6 15. h4 g6 16. Ne5 c6 17. g4 Ng7 18. Kd2 a5 19. Rhg1 h5 20. gxh5 Nxh5 21. Rg5 Ng7 22. Rcg1 Ne6 23. R5g3 Kg7 24. h5 g5 25. h6+ 1-0

[Event "Ward Higgs Trophy"]
[Site "BCF Corr."]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Black "Tucker, D."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2080"]
[BlackElo "2070"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2174117920468001"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b4 $5 Nxb4 4. c3 Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. exd5 (6. dxc5 Nf6 {why not 6....de4 (AFB)} 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Bb5 $15) 6... Qxd5 7. Nbd2 (7. Qb3 e6 {7....Qxb3 (AFB)} 8. Bb5 $17) 7... cxd4 8. Bc4 Qh5 9. cxd4 e6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Rb1 a6 12. Be2 Qd5 13. Nc4 Qd8 14. Nb6 Ra7 15. Ne5 Be7 (15... Nxd4 16. Qa4+ Qd7 17. Nbxd7 (17. Nexd7 $143 Nxe2+ 18. Kh1 Bxd7 $18) 17... Nxe2+ 18. Kh1 Bxd7 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Bb2 $18) 16. Bf3 Nd5 (16... Nxd4 17. Be3 Bc5 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qa4+ Nd7 20. Qxd4 (20. Nexd7 $6 Bxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Bxd7 $18) (20. Nbxd7 $143 Bxe5 21. Nxe5+ b5 22. Bc6+ Kf8 $18) 20... Nxb6 21. Qxd8+ (21. Qxb6 $6 Qxb6 22. Rxb6 Ke7 $18) 21... Kxd8 22. Nxf7+ (22. Rxb6 $6 Ke7 $18) 22... Ke7 23. Nxh8 $18 (23. Rxb6 $6 {is much weaker} Kxf7 24. Rd1 Ke7 $11)) 17. Qc2 O-O (17... Nxb6 18. Bxc6+ Nd7 $15) 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qxc6 Be6 21. Bf4 Qa8 22. Rfc1 h6 23. Qb6 a5 24. Rc6 {24.Rc7 (Tucker)} Bd8 25. Qc5 Be7 26. Bd6 Bxd6 27. Rxd6 Rc8 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Rc2 31. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ward Higgs Trophy"]
[Site "BCF Corr."]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Black "Dommett, Alan J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A51"]
[WhiteElo "2115"]
[BlackElo "1850"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[GameId "2174117920468021"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4 4. a3 d6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Nbd2 dxe5 7. Nxe4 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Bxe4 9. Nxe5 Bd6 10. Nd3 Nc6 11. b4 O-O-O 12. Ra2 a5 13. Bd2 axb4 14. axb4 Bxd3 15. exd3 Bxb4 16. Be2 Bxd2 17. Kxd2 Nd4 18. Rb1 Rhe8 19. Bd1 b6 20. Ra7 Nc6 21. Bg4+ Kb8 22. Ra4 Nd4 23. c5 Kb7 24. Rab4 f5 25. Bd1 Re6 26. Kc3 Nc6 27. Bf3 Kc8 28. Ra4 bxc5 29. Rb5 Red6 30. Rxc5 Nd4 31. Ba8 g5 32. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ward Higgs Trophy - Board 2"]
[Site "BCF corr."]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Black "Waters, Clive L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2076"]
[BlackElo "2147"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "2174117920468109"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. b4 a5 6. c3 b6 7. cxb6 axb4 8. Qd4 b3 9. a4 Ra5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bd2 Rxb5 13. axb5 Bxb5 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Ne5 Ke8 16. Ra7 Rg8 17. Nc3 Ba6 18. O-O Nd5 19. Nd7 Nxd7 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Rxa6 f5 22. b7 Kf7 23. Rc6 Ba3 24. Rc8 Rf8 25. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Ward Higgs Trophy - Board 3"]
[Site "BCF Corr."]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Black "Dodwell, Philip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2100"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[GameId "2174117920468080"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]

1. d4 f5 2. Qd3 d5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. e3 Nc6 9. a3 Bd7 10. Nc3 Kh8 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Ne5 Be8 13. Be2 Rd8 14. Bf3 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Rxd1+ 16. Bxd1 Nh5 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bxh5 Bxh5 19. Bg3 f4 20. exf4 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Qh4 22. g3 Qh3 23. Bg5 Bf3 24. Rg1 Qxh2 25. Rf1 Qh3 26. Bf6+ Kg8 27. g4 Qxg4 28. Qxg4+ Bxg4 29. Rg1 h5 30. f3 Nd4 31. fxg4 Nf3+ 32. Kf2 Nxg1 {=} 33. gxh5 Kh7 34. Kxg1 Kh6 35. Ne2 c5 36. Nf4 Re8 37. Kf2 b5 38. Ke3 a5 39. Kd3 Rc8 40. Nxe6 c4+ 41. Kc3 Kxh5 42. Nd4 Rb8 43. Nc6 Rg8 44. Nxa5 Rg1 45. Kb4 1-0

[Event "Ward Higgs Trophy - Board 8/2 !!"]
[Site "BCF Corr."]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Acton, Peter J"]
[Black "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D01"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "2174117920468121"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. e4 dxe4 6. dxc5 f5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. O-O-O+ Bd7 9. Bb5 Rg8 10. Nge2 Nc6 11. Nd4 Kc7 12. Nd5+ Kc8 13. g3 Nxd4 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. Rxd4 Kc6 16. Ne3 e5 17. Rd2 f4 18. Nc4 f6 19. Na5+ Kc7 20. Rhd1 Rg7 21. Rd5 b6 22. Nb3 e3 23. gxf4 exf4 24. cxb6+ axb6 25. Nd4 Re8 26. Rf5 exf2 0-1

[Event "Ward Higgs Trophy - Board 8/2 !!"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Turner, Brian"]
[Black "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[BlackElo "2079"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[GameId "2174117920468135"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. d5 Nce7 4. Bd3 Ng6 5. Be3 Be7 6. Ne2 Bg5 7. Qd2 Bxe3 8. Qxe3 d6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. O-O Nh6 12. c4 f5 13. Nd2 O-O 14. f3 a5 15. c5 Qb5 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. a4 Qb4 18. Ra3 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf5 20. Qd3 Rac8 21. g3 Rc4 22. Rf2 Nd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Qc2 Ne7 25. Ng5 Rf5 26. Qc7 Rxg5 27. Qxe7 Qe1+ 28. Kg2 h6 29. Qxb7 Rd2 30. Rxd2 Qxd2+ 31. Kg1 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe2+ 33. Kg1 Rh5 34. h4 e4 35. Qb5 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Re5 37. f4 Re7 38. Rc3 Qd2+ 39. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ward Higgs Trophy (Bd ? - ie Bd 2!!)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stebbings, Anthony J"]
[Black "Brameld, Arthur F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2290"]
[BlackElo "2091"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[GameId "2174117920468161"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.04.29"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 Be6 6. Qf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Qd6 8. Nge2 a6 9. Ba4 O-O-O 10. Nf4 Na5 11. O-O-O g5 12. Nd3 h5 13. Nc5 Qb6 14. Bb3 Bxc5 15. Na4 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 Qc6 17. Nxc5 b6 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. h4 Qe4 20. Qxe4 fxe4 21. Rdf1 Rdg8 22. g3 a5 1/2-1/2

